ion

An ion is an atom or molecule in the which the total number of electrons is not equal to the total number of protons , giving it a net positive or negative electrical charge . The name was given by physicist Michael Faraday for the Substances That allow a current to pass ("go") the between electrodes in a solution, Pls an electric field is applied. It is ιον from Greek, meaning "going".

An ion consisting of a single atom is an atomic or monatomic ions ; if it consists of two or more Atoms, it is a molecular or polyatomic ions .

anions and cations

An anion (-) (pronounced / æn.aɪ.ən / an-eye-ən ), from the Greek word ἄνω (ANO), meaning "up", is an ion with more electrons than protons, giving it a net negative charge (since electrons are negatively charged and protons are Positively charged).
Conversely, a cation (+) (pronounced / kæt.aɪ.ən / kat-eye-ən ), from the Greek word κατά (words), meaning "down", is an ion with Fewer electrons than protons, giving it a positive the charge. Since the charge on a proton is equal in magnitude to the charge on an electron, the net charge on an ion is equal to the number of protons in the ion minus the number of electrons.

 

Characteristics

Their ions in the gas-like state are highly reactive, and do not occur in large amounts on Earth, except in flames, lightning, electrical sparks, and other plasmas . These gas-like ions are rapidly Interact with Ions of Opposite charge to give neutral molecules or ionic salts. Ions are also produced in the liquid or solid state salts Pls Interact with solvents (for example, water) to Produce "solvated ions," which are more stable, for Reasons involving a combination of energy and entropy changes as the ions move away from each other to Interact with the liquid. These stabilized species are more commonly found in the environment at low temperatures. A common example is the ions present in seawater, the which are derived from the dissolved salts there.
All ions are charged, the which means That all charged objects like they are:

• attracted to Opposite electric charges (positive to negative, and vice versa),
• repelled by like charges, and
• Pls moving, travel in trajectories That are deflected by a magnetic field .

Electrons, due to Their Smaller mass and thus larger space-filling properties as matter waves , determine the size of Atoms and molecules possess That any electrons at all. Thus, anions (negatively charged ions) are larger than the parent molecule or atom, as the excess electron (s) Repel each other, and add to the physical size of the ions, Because its size is determined by its electron cloud . Conversely, cations are Generally Smaller than the corresponding parent atom or molecule, for the same reason. One particular cation (that of hydrogen) contains no electrons, and thus is very much Smaller than the parent hydrogen atoms.

Natural Occurrences

Ions are ubiquitous in nature and are Responsible for diverse phenomena from the luminescence of the Sun, and the existence of the ionosphere on Earth. Atoms in Their ionic state may have a different color from neutral Atoms, and thus light absorption by the metal ions Gives the color of gemstones . In Both inorganic and organic chemistry (including biochemistry), the interaction of water and ions is extremely Important (an example is the Energy That Drives breakdown of ATP . The following sections describe Contexts in the which ions feature prominently and are Arranged in Decreasing physical length- scale, from the astronomical to the microscopic.




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