The ammonium ion, NH4+, is the only polyatomic cation.
Well, a polyatomic may contain a cation in it. A cation is a positively charged ion. They are usually metals. A good way to remember is: "cats" have "paws" because they are "pawsitive". Cheesy, right? Anyways, an example of a polyatomic that contains a cation is NH4+. You know that this polyatomic has a cation by the +1 superscript. This + sign signifies a positive ion, which is called a cation!
polyatomic anion
No single atom is the cation in ammonium chloride. The cation is polyatomic NH4+1.
Ionic compounds ammonium sulfate, has both a polyatomic cation NH4+ and polyatomic anion, SO42-
Nh4 +so3 2-
Well, a polyatomic may contain a cation in it. A cation is a positively charged ion. They are usually metals. A good way to remember is: "cats" have "paws" because they are "pawsitive". Cheesy, right? Anyways, an example of a polyatomic that contains a cation is NH4+. You know that this polyatomic has a cation by the +1 superscript. This + sign signifies a positive ion, which is called a cation!
Phosphate (PO43-) is a polyatomic anion. The way to tell this is to look at the charge - an anion has a negative charge and a cation has a positive charge.
Hydronium is a polyatomic cation.
polyatomic anion
No single atom is the cation in ammonium chloride. The cation is polyatomic NH4+1.
Ionic compounds ammonium sulfate, has both a polyatomic cation NH4+ and polyatomic anion, SO42-
Ammonium (NH4 +) is poly atomic cation.
An oxonium cation is a polyatomic cation with a charge of +1 with a central oxygen bonded to three groups or elements Examples:- H3O+ is the oxonium cation, (C2H5)3O+ is the triethyloxonium cation.
Nh4 +so3 2-
Phosphate is a triply charged polyatomic anion.
A binary compound is a chemical compound made up solely of 2 elements, for example P2O5, Na2O KCl. (The bonding is not relevant- it could be covalent or ionic.)A polyatomic ion is a cation or anion that contains more than one atom. Most contain 2 different elements. For examplepolyatomic anions:- [SO4]2-, [NO3]-polyatomic cation:-[ NH4]+ , [Hg2]2+
H2o2