“CATION”
*POSITIVE CHARGE*
(loses an electron)
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“ANION”
*NEGATIVE CHARGE*
(gains an electron)
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/ˈaɪən, -ɒn/
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[an ion is an ‘atom’ or a ‘molecule’ in which the total number of electrons is not equal to the total number of protons, giving the atom or molecule a net positive or ‘negative electrical charge’]
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(ions can be created, by either chemical or physical means, via ‘ionization’)
(in chemical terms, if a neutral atom loses one or more electrons, it has a net positive charge and is known as a ‘cation’)
(if an atom gains ‘electrons’, it has a net negative charge and is known as an ‘anion’)
(‘ions’ consisting of only a single atom are ‘atomic’ or ‘monatomic’ ions; if they consist of 2 or more ‘atoms’, they are ‘molecular’ or ‘polyatomic’ ions)
(because of their ‘electric charges’, ‘cations’ and ‘anions’ attract each other and readily form ‘ionic compounds’, such as ‘salts’)
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(in the case of ‘physical ionization’ of a ‘medium’ (such as a ‘gas’) what are known as “ion pairs” are created by ‘ion impact’, and each pair consists of a ‘free electron’ + a ‘positive ion’)
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