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The metals and non metals which tend to form positive ions are cations. It is because of their electronic configuration.
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What are the polyatomic ions?
polyatomic ions are those ions which carry more than one atom,we can say that a group of atoms having single charge( which may be positive or negative) are polyatomic ions.
When do you need to use a roman numeral in the name of a compound?
Roman numerals are typically used in compound names to indicate the oxidation state of an element. This is necessary when the element can have multiple oxidation states and is written as a cation in the compound. For example, iron can exist in the +2 or +3 oxidation state, so the compound name "iron(II) chloride" specifies that it is the +2 oxidation state of iron.
The difference between a positive and a negative charged atom?
First, if it is charged it is called an 'ion' and if it is positively charged it has lost one or more electrons from its outer parts and if it is negatively charged it has captured one or more electrons into its outer parts - as compared with its ground state which is when it has the same number of negative electrons in its outer parts as there are positively charged protons in its center and is therefore electrically neutral. all atoms are neutral, they have the same number of negatively charged electrons as they have positively charged protons (which is equal to the atomic number of that atom). metals can lose all of their valence electrons to get a complete outer orbital electron configuration, to form positively charged cations (+1, +2, and +3). They lose negatively charged electrons so they end up positive. ions are not atoms, they are atoms that have lost electrons or non-metals can gain electrons to fill their valence orbitals (becoming -1, -2, or -3). these nonmetals with extra electrons are anions, but anions are not atoms, they are atoms with extra electrons.
What come in these two flavors positive and negative?
Lots of things. Some of these are: Electrical charge, Ions, Attitudes, Feedback,
What does the 3 indicate in Al 3 plus?
The 3+ indicates that Aluminum has a positive charge of three due to the fact that it has lost three ions.
Do non-metals become positive or negative as ions?
It is possible to make positive ions of nonmetals e.g. oxygen, chlorine, by putting enough energy into them. They normally form negative ions when in a spontaneous reaction.
What kind of ions do metals form and what kind of ions do nonmetals form?
Metals for positively charged ions and nonmetals form negatively charged ions.
What has the greatest chance to lose electrons and become positive ions Metals or Nonmetals?
Metals. Nonmetals are closer to filling up their outer electron shell so the metals give up their electrons and become positive ions.
What type of ions will nonmetals form?
Metals form cations and non-metals form anions.
What do nonmetals do to form ions?
they accept electrons lost by metals to become ions
What type of ion do the elements found in the valleys of the graph form?
We haven't seen your graph. However, it is easy to say what kinds of ions elements form. Metals form positive ions and nonmetals form negative ions.
What ions are formed in nonmetals?
Non-metal atoms gain an electron, or electrons, from another atom to become negatively charged ions.
Which elements will form positive ions?
Metals tend to form positive ions.
What elements from the body form positive ions?
Metals typically form positive ions. The alkali metals and alkali earth metals form positive ions in ionic obnding whilst the transition metals form cations in a lattice of delocalised electrons.
How do ions in metals behave?
Metals form positive ions (cations).
Metals form positive ions because they easily?
Metals form positive ions because they easily lose their electrons.
What type ions do metals form?
The type of ions that metals form are called positively charged ions. The scientific name for positively charged ions is cations.
