Carbonium is synonym to carbocation = carbon atom in a compound that has lost a single electron and therefore bears a positive charge (+1). Carbanion in the other hand is a carbon atom in a compound...
enolate ion is CH2--CH=O or CH2=CH-O- it is resonance hybrid of two resonating structures , i.e charge continuously shifted on carbon and oxygen atom, while carbanion means a localized charge on...
An ion (cation or anion) is an atom that has gained or lost electrons in order to obtain a stable electron configuration. Electrically speaking, no ion can have a neutral charge because this directly...
Atoms are at their base state. Meaning if they have 12 protons, there will be 12 electrons. Ions are electrically charged atoms that have either gained or lost electrons. With the exception of...