Question

write the cations and anions present in the following compounds
a) CH3COONa b) NaCl c) H2 d) NH4NO3

Answer 1

Anions Cations

(a) CH3 COO- Na+

(b) Cl– Na+

(c) It is a covalent compound

(d) NO3− NH4+

Answer 2

For the following the cations and anions are:

a. CH3COO is the negative ion and Na is the positive ion

b. Na is the positive and and CL is the negative ion

c. Here both the ions are positive as they share electrovalent bond between them

d. Hear NH4 is the positive and NH3 is the negative ion.