NOTE: The Division is closely following the activities associated with the recent 1st DCA and Supreme Court rulings. During the. upcoming 2017 legislative session, laws impacting the workersâ compensation system may be addressed, therefore the Division.
Atom vs Ion. Atom is the smallest neutral unit which can form bonds. And ion is any charged molecule. Ion may be composed of several atoms or a single atom. Atoms are unique and are single type. Ions are two types, positive ions (cations) and negative ions (anions). The main difference between atom and ion is the charge. Atom is electrically neutral while ion is electrically charged. Always atom contains an equal number of electrons and protons, but in an ion the number of electrons and protons are always different. The maximum number of positive charges that an ion can have is 6. And the maximum number of negative charges is 3.
An ion is an electrically charged atom or group of atoms. It is a part of an atom, or part of a group of atoms (molecule). It is  charged  so it will move near electricity. This is because atoms are made of three smaller parts (1) neutrons (with no charge), and equal numbers of (2) charged protons and (3) oppositely-charged electrons. An ion has unequal numbers of protons and electrons. Making an ion from an atom or molecule is called ionization. The charge on a proton is measured as +1 (positively charged), and the charge on an electron is measured as -1 (negatively charged).