You are presented with the question "A neutral atom that loses an electron becomes  what?" and the following answer choices: 
- a solute
 - nucleus
 - an object
 - iron
 - sugar
 - dormant
 - inactive
 - an ion

Now knowing that if a neutral atom loses an electron then an atom with a negative charge will be formed and ions are atoms or groups of atoms that carry a positive or negative electrical charge, choose the best answer.


 

        an ion 