Symbols & periodic table locations of some monatomic ions
Symbols & periodic table locations of some monatomic ions
In general, (a) the metals of Groups 1A and 2A and aluminum have just one cation, which carries a positive charge equal in magnitude to the A-group number;
(b) the metals of the B-group have two or more cations of different charges, though in some cases only one of these cations is commonly encountered; and
(c) the nonmetals of Groups 7A and 6A, nitrogen and phosphorus form anions with a charge equal to “ the group number minus eight.” l
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Symbols & periodic table locations of some monatomic ions