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Cation Anion Worksheet

Atoms form ions by gaining or losing electrons to achieve an octet of 8 valence electrons. Atoms with fewer than 4 valence electrons tend to lose electrons and become cations with a positive charge, while atoms with more than 4 valence electrons tend to gain electrons and become anions with a negative charge. The document provides examples of common elements writing out equations showing how many electrons are gained or lost to form cations or anions.

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Cation Anion Worksheet

Atoms form ions by gaining or losing electrons to achieve an octet of 8 valence electrons. Atoms with fewer than 4 valence electrons tend to lose electrons and become cations with a positive charge, while atoms with more than 4 valence electrons tend to gain electrons and become anions with a negative charge. The document provides examples of common elements writing out equations showing how many electrons are gained or lost to form cations or anions.

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Name:_________________________Period:______

Neutral Atoms Forming Ions


Atoms never have more than 8 valence electrons. Atoms with fewer than 4 valence electrons tend to lose these
electrons to become cations (positive). Elements with greater than 4 valence electrons tend to gain more
electrons for a total of eight becoming anions (negative).
Below write out equations showing whether an element gains or loses electron.
electrons are gained or lost. Indicate if the final ion is a cation or anion.

Be sure to indicate how many


Type of Ion

1.

1.

loses 1e-

K+

Cation

2.

gains 2e-

O2-

Anion

3.

Mg

4.

Al

5.

6.

7.

Na

8.

9.

Ba

10.

Br

11.

12.

Ra

13.

Ca

14.

Cl

15.

Sr

16.

anions metals or nonmetals?

2. Are cations metals or nonmetals?

Are

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