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Which of the following best describes a cation?
Which of the following best describes a cation?
- An atom or molecule with no charge
- An atom or molecule with a positive charge (correct)
- An atom or molecule with a neutral charge
- An atom or molecule with a negative charge
What is an anion?
What is an anion?
- An atom or molecule with a positive charge
- An atom or molecule with no charge
- An atom or molecule with a negative charge (correct)
- An atom or molecule with a neutral charge
What are compounds composed of ions called?
What are compounds composed of ions called?
- Ionic compounds (correct)
- Covalent bonds
- Metallic bonds
- Ionic bonds
What holds together the constituent ions in an ionic compound?
What holds together the constituent ions in an ionic compound?
Why are most ionic solids poor conductors of electricity?
Why are most ionic solids poor conductors of electricity?
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