What is a monoatomic ion?

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Monatomic ions are charged particles with only one atom in them.
They can either be positively charged (cations) or negatively charged (anions) ions.
Examples of monatomic ions are sodium ions ( ${Na}^{+}$ ) and oxide ions ( $O^{2 -}$ ).

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