Copper chloride salt has a cation with charge ____ and an anion with charge ____.
The magnitude of charge on individual cation and anion of a salt has to be equal.
(a) What is an ion? Explain with examples. (b) What is the nature of charge on (i) a cation, and (ii) an anion? (c) name the cation and anion present in MgCl2. Also, write their symbols.