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What are anions and cations?

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CATIONS are POSITIVELY charged ions, whereas ANIONS are NEGATIVELY charged!

Here's a trick: "That cool cat is giving off some real positive vibes..."
So you easily know "CATions" give off positive stuff. :)

Or, you could think of it like this; cats have metal claws, and CATions are PAWSitive, so metals form positive cations.

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