Copper is the cation (+) and sulfur the anion (-).
A copper ions has a positive charge, most commonly 2+.
Potassium sulfide (K₂S) is not negatively charged; it is an ionic compound composed of positively charged potassium ions (K⁺) and negatively charged sulfide ions (S²⁻). In this compound, the overall charge is neutral because the positive charges of the two potassium ions balance the negative charge of the sulfide ion. Thus, while the sulfide ion carries a negative charge, the compound itself is neutral.
Ions can have either a positive or a negative charge.
Negative ions go to a positive electrode.
Positive ions are called cations, and negative ions are called anions. Cations have a net positive charge because they have lost electrons, while anions have a net negative charge because they have gained electrons.
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No, copper typically forms positive ions by losing electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration. Negative ions are formed by gaining electrons.
An iron ion and a sulfide ion have positive and negative charges respectively, and they attract each other. But having positive charges in both, iron ions do not attract with zinc ions.
A copper ions has a positive charge, most commonly 2+.
Potassium sulfide (K₂S) is not negatively charged; it is an ionic compound composed of positively charged potassium ions (K⁺) and negatively charged sulfide ions (S²⁻). In this compound, the overall charge is neutral because the positive charges of the two potassium ions balance the negative charge of the sulfide ion. Thus, while the sulfide ion carries a negative charge, the compound itself is neutral.
Copper ions will move towards the cathode (negative electrode) and iron ions will move towards the anode (positive electrode) in an electrolytic cell.
Sulfur can exist in different oxidation states and form both negative (sulfide ion, S^2-) and positive ions (sulfate ion, SO4^2-).
The positive ion for CaS is Ca^2+ (calcium ion) and the negative ion is S^2- (sulfide ion).
The negative ion of lithium sulfide is sulfide ion (S2-). This is formed when lithium sulfide (Li2S) dissociates into its ions in solution.
positive ions carry positive charge and negative ions carry negative charge
Ions can have either a positive or a negative charge.
In sodium sulfide (Na2S), two sodium ions are needed for every sulfide ion to balance the charges. Sodium has a +1 charge, and sulfide has a -2 charge. By having two sodium ions (each with a +1 charge) for every sulfide ion (with a -2 charge), the overall compound achieves charge neutrality.