2. Atoms & Elements

What is the name given to a negatively charged ion?

Which of the following best describes an anion and its typical location on the periodic table?

Which type of elements typically form cations?

Which process leads to the formation of a cation?

Determine the number of protons (p) and electrons (e) in the ion Na^+.

An atom X has three electrons in its outermost shell. Which ion will X most likely form?

What charge will a sodium ion have when it loses one electron?

What is the overall electrical charge of any neutral chemical compound?

What does the sodium/potassium (Na+/K+) pump transport across the cell membrane?

Which ions, with their correct charges, are present in an aqueous solution of ZnCl2?

What happens to an atom when it gains an electron?

What is the charge on the ion formed by Na?

When a sodium atom loses an electron, what typically happens to the electron?

Which of the following lists all the ions present in the reactants when calcium chloride and sodium phosphate are dissolved in water?

Sulfur readily forms which of the following monatomic ions?