A neutral atom minding its own business suddenly loses an electron and instantly becomes a positively charged ion. Another atom grabs that electron and becomes negatively charged. Two opposites. Perfect attraction. The beginning of an ionic compound. This is how table salt NaCl is born from two reactive elements! Today you're learning Formation of Ions: how atoms become charged, what makes a cation, what makes an anion, and how to write the ion of any element. Every ionic compound in the world starts right here!
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