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What does monovalent ion mean?

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A monovalent ion is a cation that only has one valence electron to form an ionic bond with something else. Typically they are the alkali metals--Lithium, Sodium, Potassium, Rubidium, Caesium and Francium. Some transition metals can be found to be monovalent ions.

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A univalent ion has only one charge. For example, Calcium forms a univalent ion with a charge of +2.

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