Question

Name the cation and anion present in theionic

Answer 1

Ans: In general in ionic compound metals are cations and non-metals are anions. As metals are electropositive in nature. (i) MgCl2 – Mg is Cation (Mg+2: Magnesium ion) and Cl is anion (Cl-1: Chloride ion). (ii) ZnSO4 – Zn is Cation (Zn+2: Zinc ion) and SO4 is anion (SO4-2 :Sulphate ion).