Cations and Anions
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Cations and Anions
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In general, when asked about identifying the cation in a salt, is the cation the metal and the anion the non-metal?
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In general, when asked about identifying the cation in a salt, is the cation the metal and the anion the non-metal?
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Yes, that's normally how it is! If you imagine the salt dissociating into ions in water, the metal is usually the one that is losing electrons and becoming a cation, and the nonmetal is gaining electrons and becoming an anion.
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cations are usually the metals as they have low ionization energy so they will usually have a positive charge
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Cations are positively charged species while anions are negatively charged species. Metals usually lose electrons during bond formation so they are usually the cation. I hope this helps!
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Yes! Cations are generally metals because they donate their electrons. Groups 1 and 2 give out their electrons and are observed as metals, so they are also cations. On the other hand, anions which are generally groups 13-18 are nonmetals because these groups accept the electrons.
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Generally yes, because normally metals form positive ions and in salts, the anion is negatively charged as they tend to gain electrons forming an anion.
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Re: Cations and Anions
Like previous posts already retaliated, metals are usually cations! This is because they are donating their electrons. The nonmetal, on the other hand, is gaining electrons and becoming an anion.
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Re: Cations and Anions
Inorganic salts can be obtained with a base through complete or partial neutralization of acid. The part that the acid contributes is called anion in the formation of a salt and the part that the base contributes is called cation.
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Yes! because the cation usually is a metal and metals have a positive charge and the anion is the non-metal that has a negative charge.
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Yes, the cations are usually metals due to their tendency to give away electrons!
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Hi! Yes, you're right! If you think about it, cations usually are metals because of their low ionization energy. During bond formation, metals lose electrons making them the cation! I hope that helped!
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Cations are positively charged ions, and anions are negatively charged ions. Metals have low ionization energy and thus tend to lose their electrons taking on a positive charge making them the cation. Anions are generally nonmetals as they accept electrons rather than lose them. So when referring to a salt the cation is metal and the anion is a nonmetal.
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I agree with my peers - another helpful way to remember is that cations with a t (very much like +) are positively charged ions that tend to give away their electrons to be their most stable.
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Yes, cations are usually the metal in a compound because they have the lower ionization energy, so they tend to lose an electron in the formation of the ionic bond, therefore gaining a positive charge. Conversely, the nonmetal is usually the anion because they have a higher electronegativity value, so they will gain the electron and therefore the negative charge.
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Cations are typically metals since they hv a low ionization energy, which is why they lose electrons and have a positive charge, while anions are typically nonmetals because they have high ionization energy, and usually gain electrons resulting in a negative charge
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Yes, normally the cation is the metal and the anion is the nonmetal. Cations give electrons whereas anions accept electrons.
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Yes, in general the cation is the metal and the anion is the non-metal! Keep in mind that metals tend to have lower ionization energies and are much more likely to lose electrons (making them cations, as they become positively charged) while non-metals are typically more electronegative and pull electrons towards themselves (making them anions, as they become negatively charged).
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Yes, this is usually the case. Since anions are more electronegative, they tend to gain electrons. Since cations are less electronegative, they tend to give up electrons and receive a positive charge.
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Metal ions are typically positively charged and nonmetal ions are usually negatively charged, so yes.
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Yes, metals usually lose electrons to form cations, and non-metals will gain electrons to form anions.
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Yes! Typically, since metals form cations and nonmetals form anions, we are able to assume that in a salt, the cation will be the metal and the anion will be the nonmetal. The reason why metals are generally cations is because of their electronic structure. Hope that helps!
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Re: Cations and Anions
Cations are usually metals since they can lose electrons easily, giving them a positive charge. Anions are typically non-metals as they tend to gain electrons, not lose them. This gives them a negative charge.
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Yes, the cations should always be the metals, as metals are more likely to lose electrons to gain a positive charge.
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Yes, the cation is the positivity charged substance and the anion is the negatively charged substance. Cations are usually metals because they donate their electrons.
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A salt is an inherently ionic compound, so it will have a metal and a nonmetal. Because metals have fewer valence electrons, it is easier to lose those electrons and become a positive cation. The nonmetal will take those electrons, thus giving it a negative charge and making it a negative anion.
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They are generally metals and nonmetals. But I think an easier way to remember is that a cation has a positive charge and an anion has a negative charge
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Yes, the cation is the metal because metal tend to lose electrons, and the anion is the non-metal.
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Yes, the metal is usually the cation because it would have a positive charge while the nonmetals lie on the left side of the periodic table, being negative anions
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