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What is the charge and symbol for magnesium?
What is the charge and symbol for magnesium?
2+ and Mg2+
Name the polyatomic ion with the formula NH4+.
Name the polyatomic ion with the formula NH4+.
Ammonium
What is the charge of the nitride ion and its symbol?
What is the charge of the nitride ion and its symbol?
3- and N3-
Identify the anion with the formula NO3-.
Identify the anion with the formula NO3-.
Which cation is represented by the symbol Ag+?
Which cation is represented by the symbol Ag+?
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What is a monatomic cation?
What is a monatomic cation?
A positively charged ion formed from a single atom by losing electrons. It's usually a metal atom that loses one or more electrons to achieve a stable electron configuration.
What is a polyatomic ion?
What is a polyatomic ion?
An ion composed of two or more atoms covalently bonded together and carrying an overall positive or negative charge.
What is the difference between a cation and an anion?
What is the difference between a cation and an anion?
A cation is a positively charged ion (formed by losing electrons), while an anion is a negatively charged ion (formed by gaining electrons).
Give some examples of common polyatomic anions.
Give some examples of common polyatomic anions.
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Why are some ions referred to as 'common'?
Why are some ions referred to as 'common'?
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