Cation

Real World Example

Imagine you're holding onto a bunch of balloons at a party, but one slips away and floats up into the sky. This is similar to how a neutral atom becomes a cation when it loses one or more electrons, just like the balloon slipping away. In this analogy, the atom is like you holding the balloons, the balloons represent the electrons, and when one balloon (electron) is lost, you (the atom) become more positively charged, just as losing a balloon makes your grip feel lighter.