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Cation is a positive ion, not an element; for metals the symbol is Mex+.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 10y agoAny ion that has a positive charge is called cation. Generally metals form cations.
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∙ 11y agoThe element or ion which having postive charged are cations. The name cation comes from their behaviour in an electrical field, cations move towards the cathode (negative plate).
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∙ 12y agoCation is a positive ion.
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The first 20 elements that are cations?
Elements by definition are electrical neutral and therefore are not cations, which have a positive electrical charge. The first (i.e., those having the lowest atomic numbers) 20 elements that commonly form cations during chemical reaction are hydrogen, lithium, beryllium, sodium, magnesium, aluminum, potassium, calcium, scandium, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, copper, zinc, gallium, and arsenic.
What are made up of different elements?
Molecules are formed from chemical elements.
What are the molecules on earth?
Molecules are made from combinations of the basic elements. There are tens of thousands of different molecules on earth.
What is the definition of ligand exchange?
A ligand exchange reaction is exactly what it says - a reaction in which one ligand in a complex ion is replaced by a different one. When a precipitate is formed in a solution, the solution remains a saturated solution of the compound. In other words, cations and anions of the compound remain in the solution. The cations are usually hydrated; that is, water molecules are 'ligands' and are attached to the cations by dative bonds. If some substance is added that can form even stronger bonds with the cations than water, the water molecules(or some part of them) are replaced by the new ligand, and the concentration of the hydrated ion drops. hi sammi
How many elements occur naturally as diatomic molecules?
7
What kinds of elements forms cations?
Metals generally form cations
What type of elements become cations metals or non metals?
Metals become cations in solution.
Are cations metals?
cations, they all ionize to a positive charge cation=+ charge anion=- charge
What group is cations in?
Only chemical elements are placed in the periodic table; cations are positive charged atoms.
How are cations different in each type of binary compound?
These cations may be derived from different chemical elements.
Where is cation on the periodic table?
Periodic table consists of elements not cations. However group 1 and group 2 elements (left side of the periodic table) are elements which will form cations easily.
Are molecules and elements the same thing?
Molecules and elements are not the same thing. There are many molecules in elements but not elements inside of molecules.
How are cations produced?
Cations are positively charged species and are formed when elements lose electrons.
What type of elements become cations?
metals in general
Is a element a molecules?
Molecules are not elements. Elements make up molecules, though.
What molecules dissociates into cations and anions when dissovled in water?
any (strong) electrolyte
Do metallic elements tend to form cations rather than anions?
no
