( ( An electrically ) ( ( ( charged ( atom ( that ( has ( either ( ( ( ( a deficiency ) ( -LRB- ( cation -RRB- ) ) ) or ) ( ( excess ( -LRB- ( anion -RRB- ) ) ) ( of electrons ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ( compared ( to ( the ( uncharged atom ) ) ) ) ) . ) )
(ROOT (S (NP (DT An) (NN electrically)) (VP (VBD charged) (NP (NP (NN atom)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ has) (NP (CC either) (NP (NP (DT a) (NN deficiency)) (PRN (-LRB- -LRB-) (NP (NN cation)) (-RRB- -RRB-))) (CC or) (NP (NP (JJ excess) (-LRB- -LRB-) (NN anion) (-RRB- -RRB-)) (PP (IN of) (NP (NNS electrons))))))))) (PP (VBN compared) (PP (TO to) (NP (DT the) (JJ uncharged) (NN atom))))) (. .)))
An electrically charged atom that has either a deficiency (cation) or excess (anion) of electrons compared to the uncharged atom.
(ROOT (S (NP (NNS Electrons)) (ADVP (RB always)) (VP (VBP result) (PP (IN in) (NP (NP (DT an) (NN anion)) (SBAR (WHNP (WDT that)) (S (VP (VBZ is) (ADJP (ADJP (JJR larger)) (PP (IN than) (NP (DT the) (NN parent) (NN atom)))))))))) (. .)))