Given the question: Answer the following question given this paragraph: By gaining an electron, the chlorine atom becomes a chloride ion. It now has more electrons than protons and a charge of -1. Negative ions are named by adding the suffix ide to the first part of the element name. The symbol for chloride is Cl - . Q: What kind of ions are named by adding the suffix -ide to the end? Choices: - similar ions - particular ions - positive ions - negative ions A:
The answer is:
negative ions