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In the Periodic Table of elements you have elements, these elements represent neutral atoms of elements, ions are just like neutral atoms, the only difference is the have less or more electrons in the orbital. So Na is sodium atom and Na+ is sodium ion
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∙ 13y agoIn the Periodic Table of elements you have elements, these elements represent neutral atoms of elements, ions are just like neutral atoms, the only difference is the have less or more electrons in the orbital. So Na is sodium atom and Na+ is sodium ion
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How are ions of an element different from each other?
Ions, or charged elemental particles, differ only in the number of electrons that they have. Some are capable (under ordinary circumstances) of gaining or loosing multiple numbers of electrons, which affects the means in which they can form ionic compounds with other ions. Essentially, differently charged ions will bond with different ions of opposite charge.
Could copper also cause zinc ions to precipitate?
No. Ions do not precipitate on their own. Since zinc is more reactive that copper it will replace copper. So placing zinc in a solution of a copper salt will cause elemental copper to precipitate.
How do water molecules dissolve in salt?
The salt molecules are "torn apart" by the water, and are reduced to sodium (Na+) and chlorine (Cl-) ions. It is the ions that go into solution and "float around" there. Note that elemental sodium and elemental chlorine are not what is in solution. The ions are. Salt, sodium chloride, is an ionic molecule; an ionic bond holds salt together.
Is diamond an elemental carbon?
Diamond is an allotrope of carbon.It is not an elemental carbon.
How are redox reactions used to obtain pure metals?
One way is electrolytic reduction of metal cations from molten salts. Another is heating with carbon, which can reduce the metal ions in many metal oxides to elemental metal atoms.
Nonmetal ions larger than their elemental counterparts?
Non metallic ions are negatively charged. They have more electrons than protons. So they are larger than elemental counterparts that have equal number of protons and electrons.
What happen in the reaction between chlorine and iodine ions?
The chlorine is reduced to chloride ions and the iodide {note correct spelling} are reduced to elemental iodine.
What happens to salt molecules when dissolved in water?
The salt molecules are "torn apart" by the water, and are reduced to sodium (Na+) and chlorine (Cl-) ions. It is the ions that go into solution and "float around" there. Note that elemental sodium and elemental chlorine are not what is in solution. The ions are. Salt, sodium chloride, is an ionic molecule; an ionic bond holds salt together.
Do metals form at the anode or cathode?
Oxidation takes place at the anode and reduction takes place at the cathode, so elemental metal will form at the cathode, and elemental metal will form into ions at the anode.
What is a elemental?
There isn't an element 'A'.
How are ions of an element different from each other?
Ions, or charged elemental particles, differ only in the number of electrons that they have. Some are capable (under ordinary circumstances) of gaining or loosing multiple numbers of electrons, which affects the means in which they can form ionic compounds with other ions. Essentially, differently charged ions will bond with different ions of opposite charge.
What is ionic plating?
Ionic plating is a process that occurs, if conditions otherwise allow, when a metal is in contact with a solution of a salt of a different metal that is lower in the electromotive series than the elemental metal in contact with the solution. Under such conditions, the surface atoms of the elemental metal dissolve to form the salt of that metal, and an electrochemically equivalent mass of the originally dissolved metal ions are reduced to elemental metal that adheres to the surface of the remaining elemental metal. After the entire surface of the originally elemental metal is covered in this way, no more of the elemental metal can dissolve because it is no longer in contact with the solution, being separated from it by a layer of the metal originally dissolved in salt form. Ionic plating is relatively little used in practice, because it can not be controlled as readily as electroplating. There is also a more general process called "electroless" plating in which ions of the metal desired to be plated are dissolved in a solution together with a reducing agent that does not react readily with the dissolved metal ions directly but does so at the surface of a contacting elemental metal, because the elemental metal catalyzes the reaction between the dissolved metal ions and the dissolved reducing agent. This is widely used in practice for plating objects that are too small to be conveniently connected to an electrode to permit electroplating.
Matter contains different types of metal?
Some types of matter contain one or more metals either in elemental form or as ions but not all.
How do radii of positive and negative ions compare with atoms of the same element?
Small positive ion, Mid elemental atom, Large negative ion.
What kind of ions do alkali metals form?
Alkali is a base that dissolves in water. It is highly reactive, but never found in elemental forms of nature.
Is sodium a anion are a cation?
Sodium is an elemental metal, found in the Periodic Table. When it ionises( looses) an electron it becomes the Sodium CATION (Na^(+)). Remember ions that have a positive charge are CATIONS, and ions that have a negative charge are ANIONS. Slo the chloride ion (Cl^-) is an ANION. Collectively they are ions.
Could copper also cause zinc ions to precipitate?
No. Ions do not precipitate on their own. Since zinc is more reactive that copper it will replace copper. So placing zinc in a solution of a copper salt will cause elemental copper to precipitate.
