Charles Dickens, in full Charles John Huffam Dickens, (born February 7, 1812, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Englandâdied June 9, 1870, Gadâs Hill, near Chatham, Kent), English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era.
The alkali metals in group 1 are always +1 when they form cations. The alkaline earth metals in group 2 are always +2 when they form cations. Aluminum and the elements in group 3 are always +3 when they form cations. Zinc and cadmium always form +2 cations. Monatomic Cation Names. The names of monatomic cations always start with the name of the metal, sometimes followed by a Roman numeral to indicate the charge of the ion. For example, Cu + is copper(I), and Cu 2+ is copper(II).
exists and is an alternate of . an atom becomes a cation when the atom loses electrons during a reaction, and it becomes an anion when the atom gains electrons in a reaction it accepts an additional electron.