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What occurs when cations and anions are attracted to positive and negative ends of water molecules?
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∙ 12y ago
This is because the H2O has a positive side and a negative side. The negative Oxygen side will attract to positive the positive Hydrogen side will attract to negative. it has two sides because it is a bent molecule.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoThey are partial charges, making the water molecule polar. This occurs because the oxygen atom is more electronegative than the hydrogen atoms, and therefore holds the electrons more tightly than the hydrogen atoms. This gives the oxygen atom a partial negative charge and the hydrogen atoms a partial positive charge.
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Cations are attracted to cathod or anode?
DNA is neither cathode or anode, but it is negatively charged, so the DNA molecules will rn from anode to cathode
Do ions posses charges?
Yes, ions are charged molecules by definition. There are two types cations (with positive charges) and anions (with negative charges).
What are positively and negativity charged ions?
Ions are molecules which have gained (negative) or lost (positive) an electron. Positive Charge are called Cations. Negative Charge are called Anions.
What are positive and negative ions called?
Positive ions are called cations. Negative ions are called anions.
Is an anion postive?
negative cations are positive. remember the one with plus sign (+)n it meaning "t" is positive.
What kind of ions are attracted to each other?
These are positive ions (cations) and negative ions (anions).
Why are ionic compounds souble in water?
Ionic compounds are made up of a positive cation (the metal) and a negative anion (the nonmetal). They are soluble in water because they can dissociate. The positive cations are attracted to the negative oxygen side of water molecules while the negative anions are attracted to the positive hydrogen side of water molecules. Water is a polar molecule and pulls the ions that make up the compound away from each other, thus causing the compound to be soluble.
Cations are negative or positive?
Positive
What happens to an atom to form and ion?
The loss of one or more electrons forms a cation; some atoms gain one our more electrons in becoming anions. Both anions and cations are ions. Anions have a negative valence (charge), cations have a positive valence. Cations and anions attract one another to form compounds, substances consisting of two or more kinds of atoms. These compounds, dissolved in water, a polarized solvent, become solute and revert to ions. In such solution, the cations, having positive charges, are attracted to the negative poles of water molecules, and this arrangement enhances the solvency of the compound in water. Similarly, the anions, having negative charges, are attracted to the positive poles of the water molecules. In this way, a solution of the compound in water is formed.
What has a positive or negative charge?
These are ions: positive (cations) and negative (anions).
How do you know if a cation is positive or negative?
Cations are always positive, anions are negative.
What is a positive ion called?
A positive ion is called a cation. It forms when an atom loses one or more electrons, resulting in a net positive charge. Cations are attracted to anions, which are negative ions, due to their opposite charges.
Cations are attracted to cathod or anode?
DNA is neither cathode or anode, but it is negatively charged, so the DNA molecules will rn from anode to cathode
Do ions posses charges?
Yes, ions are charged molecules by definition. There are two types cations (with positive charges) and anions (with negative charges).
What elements or molecules are cations?
Cation is a positive ion, not an element; for metals the symbol is Mex+.
Are anions and cations ion?
Yes. Anions are negative ions and cations are positive ions.
What is an atom that has a net positive or negative electric charge?
Positive atoms: cations. Negative atoms: anions
