explain what an ion is and how ions are created; be able to describe the difference in the formation of a negative and a positive ion.

An ion is an atom or group of atoms, that bears one or more positive/negative electrical charges. Ions are formed when a netrual atom loses or gains electrons. This loss/gain of electrons imparts a positive or negative charge to the neutral atom, making it an ion.  The difference in the formation of a negative ion is that the atoms lose valence electrons to become positive ions (vice-versa with a positive ion, so the atom gains valence).

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step 1 ammonium can be absorbed by plants, but some is converted into nitrates which are better for plants to absorb. this is called nitrification. 2. step 2 the deer eats the plants and uses the nitrogen-containing proteins for cell growth. 3. step 3 bacteria in the soil conduct nitrogen fixation to convert nitrogen gas from the atmosphere into ammonium. 4. step 4 some of the nitrates are absorbed back into plants, but denitrification breaks down the nitrates into nitrogen gas released back into the atmosphere. 5. step 5 nitrogen is found in the urine, which gets broken down into ammonium through the process of ammonification. 6. step 6 plants absorb the ammonium and begin assimilation, the process to add the nitrogen to protein.

it would affect precipitation by causing flooding in some areas of the world due to climate increasing, causing the glaciers in the northern and southern pole of our planet to melt.

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