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I assume you mean 'anion' instead of 'onion'.

A cation is a positively charged ion. It loses one or more negatively charged electrons when forming ionic compounds. An anion is a negatively charged ion. It gains one or more electrons when forming ionic compounds. Every ionic compound must contain both a cation and an anion so that the compound as a whole has no charge.

A common example: In the ionic compound table salt (NaCl), sodium (Na+) is the cation, and chloride (Cl-) is the anion.

It may also be helpful to note that cations are almost always metals and anions are typically nonmetals.

On a lighter note:

If you really did mean 'onion', then the answer is simple: one goes in your salad and one does not. :)

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