CO is the chemical formula of carbon monoxide; it is not an ion.
This is the ion carbonate.
It is [Cr(CO)6]+3
When an atom loses or gains an electron, it forms an ion. Similarly if a molecule also lose or gain an electron it forms a molecular ion ,e.g CH4+ CO+ etc.
Co+ , ch4+ , n2+ ,c2h6 etc are example of molecular ion.
The molecular formula is CoO Cation is Co^2+^Anion is O^2-^or in other wordscobalt(II) oxide = CoO = Co2+ + O2-
This is the ion carbonate.
It is [Cr(CO)6]+3
When an atom loses or gains an electron, it forms an ion. Similarly if a molecule also lose or gain an electron it forms a molecular ion ,e.g CH4+ CO+ etc.
[Co(NH3)4]3+ ion
Co+ , ch4+ , n2+ ,c2h6 etc are example of molecular ion.
Co 2+
A complex ion is an ion that contains a metal cation binded to one or more small molecules or ions.
The molecular formula is CoO Cation is Co^2+^Anion is O^2-^or in other wordscobalt(II) oxide = CoO = Co2+ + O2-
Co-ordinate bond
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.
Examples: - [Co(NH3)6]Cl3 - (C5H5)Fe(CO2)CH3
It would end up answering with Cobalt = Co. Because the protons stay the same and add the protons and electrons together equaling 59. So (Co+2) would be the final answer.