Question

what is cation????.... ​

Answer 1

Answer:

ᴀɴ ɪᴏɴ ɪs ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ᴏʀ ᴍᴏʟᴇᴄᴜʟᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ʜᴀs ᴀ ɴᴇᴛ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇ. sɪɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴ ɪs ᴇǫᴜᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴘᴘᴏsɪᴛᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏɴ, ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴇᴛ ᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇ ᴏғ ᴀɴ ɪᴏɴ ɪs ɴᴏɴ-ᴢᴇʀᴏ ᴅᴜᴇ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛs ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴs ʙᴇɪɴɢ ᴜɴᴇǫᴜᴀʟ ᴛᴏ ɪᴛs ᴛᴏᴛᴀʟ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏɴs.

Answer 2

Answer:

positively charged ion, i.e. one that would be attracted to the cathode in electrolysis.