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An ion is an atom that has gained or lost one or more electrons, and therefore has developed a negative or positive charge.
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What is it called because the sulfate ion contains two different elements?
I hope I understand you question correctly. I think the answer that you are looking for is a polyatomic ion.
How is a positive ion different than ion?
An ion may have either a positive charge or a negative charge. So there term "positive ion" simply tells which of the two general types it belongs to.
Which term is applied to an aqueous solution whose hydrogen ion concentration H plus is less than its hydroxide ion concentratio OH?
basic
Is Ammonium ion molecular ion?
The term molecular ion is confusing, the answer may be yes or no depending on your definition. No,Ammonium (NH4+) is not a molecular ion because it is formed by co-ordinate covalent bonding between N & H while molecular ions are those which are formed in mass spectrometer beams Yes, because many people would say molecular ion is another name for polyatomic ion. NH4+ is polyatomic.
What is the general word for both cations and anions?
The term "ion" can be used to refer to both anions and cations.
What is the term used to refer to the charge an ion has?
There is no exact term except negative or positive ion. Perhaps the term you are looking for is ionization.
What do you understand by the term nucleotides?
What do you understand by the term nucleotide. Explain
What is the general term for an ion such as phosphate which is molecule that has an overall electric charge?
Polyatomic ion
What is the general term for an ion such as phosphate which is a molecule that has an overall electric charge?
Polyatomic ion
What do you understand by the term screen modes?
What do you understand by the term Screen modes?
What is the symbol for nitrate ion?
NO3- is the term.
What is the Latin term for billion?
billl-ion
What is an arenonium ion?
An arenonium ion is an obsolete term for an arenium ion, a cation formed by the addition of a proton or other cationic species to an arene.
Is the term used to describe an atom that has given up or gained an electron?
the term is an ION
What is it called because the sulfate ion contains two different elements?
I hope I understand you question correctly. I think the answer that you are looking for is a polyatomic ion.
What do you understand by term orbital perturbations?
i understand masurbation.
How is a positive ion different than ion?
An ion may have either a positive charge or a negative charge. So there term "positive ion" simply tells which of the two general types it belongs to.
