Assertion: compound's ion | /r/HasProperty | cation
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Source sentences:
text: The atom that loses the electrons becomes a positively charged ion (cation), while the one that gains them becomes a negatively charged ion (anion).
text: A positive ion, whether it is a single atom or a group of atoms all with the same charge, is called a cation, pronounced as if a cat were an ion.
text: The greater the difference, the stronger the attraction between the positive ion (cation) and negative ion (anion).
text: The name of an ionic compound is the name of the positive ion (cation) first and the negative (anion) ion second.
text: The compound is neutral overall, but consists of positively charged ions called cations and negatively charged ions called anions.