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What is a Negative Ion known as?

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An anion; the positive ion is known as a cation.

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The attraction between positive and negative ions is known as?
ionice bond
How does an ion to be negative?
It gains one or more electrons
A negative ion has?
A negative ion (anion) has more electrons than protons. The electrical charge is negative.
What is a negative ion?
If an atom gains an electron (or electrons) in its outer shell, it has net negative charge, and becomes a negative ion.A negative ion is called an anion. (A positive ion is a cation.)
What is an negative ion?
If an atom takes one or more electrons as a result negative ion is formed. The reason is that an electron is negatively charged and normally an atom is neutral. if it takes electrons then negative...