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Is the Atomic weight for an element the same when it is in an anion or cation?
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The weights of atoms are based primarily on the number of protons and neutrons in an atom. This is because protons and neutrons are many times the weight of electrons. Since electrons contribute a minuscule amount, even on the atomic level, to the mass of the atom, the mass of the atom is taken to be the same whether it is a anion of a cation. Remember, it is the number of electrons in an atom that determines whether it is an anion, cation, or a neutral atom. If there is a different number of neutrons it is called an isotope, and will have a different mass. If it has a different number of protons, it is a different atom and will have a different mass.
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Is boron a cation or a anion?
Boron is an element and is neither an anion or cation. If ionized it would tend to from B3+ and would be thus a cation.
Is boron an cation or anion?
Boron is an element and is neither an anion or cation. If ionized it would tend to from B3+ and would be thus a cation.
Can atomic and molecular ions be cations or anions?
Yes. Example of atomic cation is Na+. Example of atomic anion is Cl-. Example of molecular cation is NH4+. Example of molecular anion is NO3-.
Is silver a cation or anion?
Silver is normally not a cation or an anion, it is an element. Once it becomes an ion however, it will become a CATION with a +1 charge (Ag^+).
Is br a anion or cation?
Br is an anion. It is called bromide and is the ion form of the element bromine.
Is flouorin a cation or anion?
Fluorine is an element. Fluoride is an anion.
Is boron a cation or a anion?
Boron is an element and is neither an anion or cation. If ionized it would tend to from B3+ and would be thus a cation.
Is boron an cation or anion?
Boron is an element and is neither an anion or cation. If ionized it would tend to from B3+ and would be thus a cation.
Can atomic and molecular ions be cations or anions?
Yes. Example of atomic cation is Na+. Example of atomic anion is Cl-. Example of molecular cation is NH4+. Example of molecular anion is NO3-.
Is silver a cation or anion?
Silver is normally not a cation or an anion, it is an element. Once it becomes an ion however, it will become a CATION with a +1 charge (Ag^+).
What type of ionic compound does a single element cation and single anion element anion?
A single element cation and single element anion form a binary ionic compound, where one element is a metal and the other is a nonmetal. The metal forms the cation by losing electrons, while the nonmetal forms the anion by gaining electrons. Examples include NaCl (sodium chloride) and KBr (potassium bromide).
Is cesium a cation or anion?
Cesium is a cation, as it has a positive charge due to losing an electron.
Is silver a cation or an anion?
Silver is a cation. It typically forms a +1 cation (Ag+) in chemical compounds.
Is oxygen anion or cation?
Oxygen is an element. It normally forms anions.
Is br a anion or cation?
Br is an anion. It is called bromide and is the ion form of the element bromine.
Is boron a cation or an anion?
Boron is a metalloid element with the symbol B. In chemical compounds, boron tends to form covalent bonds rather than ionic bonds, so it does not typically exist as a cation or anion in its pure elemental form.
How many parts are there in the name of an ionic compound?
The name of the cation followed by the name of the anion. If the cation is a single atomic cation, its name is the same as the name of the element (followed by the oxidation state number of the metal in the cation in Roman numbers within parentheses, if the cation is formed from an element that has two distinct stable oxidation states). If the anion is a single atom anion, its name is made from the element name by changing the ending "-ine", if present in the element name, to "-ide" or otherwise modifying the element name to end in "-ide" (e.g., carbide, nitride, oxide, sulfide, etc.). Polyatomic cations and anions have individual names.
