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No a few are cations, including the ammonium ion (NH4+), the hydronium ion (H3O+), and the Mercury I ion (Hg22+).

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Yes I think it is (I'm kind of wondering the same thing)

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Yes. That's what makes it an ion. If it had no charge it would be a molecule.

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No they are not. Polyatomic may refer to an ion, which would be part of an electrolyte or to a molecule which would not.

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Yes, except for ammonium

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