an ion is basically a charged atom or group of atoms
An ion is any atom that has a positive or a negative charge. A positively charged ion will seek a negatively charged one to unite with, have a glorious 'coupling' and then turn into something totally new and available.
So why do we rave on so much about negative ions? Because the result of every move you move (a net spending of energy) is a positively charged body. The molecules in your body are left holding a positive charge. They are unavailable for future 'couplings' unless we get a new batch of attractive and giving negative ions in quickly.
As we hear so often these days, things ain't what they used to be. The air is different. Putting it very frankly and unscientifically, it's full of crud. Positively charged crud. Nothing ever 'goes away' on our little green planet and every exhaust, every chimney plume, every cowfart, stays within our thin and fragile ionosphere. It stays in the air we gulp as we run along the beach, it stays in the water we drink, and it stays in the food we eat. And all of it this pollution is useless for energy production within the body.
An atom that has become charged is called an ion. It can be positively charged (cation) if it has lost electrons, or negatively charged (anion) if it has gained electrons.
A negatively charged atom of chlorine is called a chloride ion.
When naming an ionic compound, the name of the cation (metal or positively charged ion) goes first, followed by the name of the anion (nonmetal or negatively charged ion).
When an atom gains an electron, it becomes negatively charged and forms an anion. This process is known as reduction, and it can change the chemical properties of the atom by affecting its reactivity and ability to form bonds.
An electrically charged atom or molecule is called an ion. An ion can be either positively charged (cation) or negatively charged (anion), depending on the number of electrons it has relative to its number of protons.
The positively charged magnesium ion and the negatively charged chloride ion.
A negatively charged ion is an anion.
An atom that has become charged is called an ion. It can be positively charged (cation) if it has lost electrons, or negatively charged (anion) if it has gained electrons.
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yes. negatively charged ion is called cation and where as a positively charged ion is anion.
An anion refers to a negatively charged ion. The negatively charged ion is usually attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.
it's a simultanious attraction between a positively charged ion and a negatively charged ion it's a simultanious attraction between a positively charged ion and a negatively charged ion
A charged atom is an ion. A positively charged version is a cation and a negatively charged one, an anion.
A negatively charged atom of chlorine is called a chloride ion.
A negative charge attracts a positive charge and repels a negative charge. OPPOSITES ATTRACT ;)
An ion is a positively or negatively charged atom or molecule.
Some are, others are negatively charged.