Introduction to Cations
A worksheet for 6th graders to learn about cations, their formation, and their properties in chemistry.
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Introduction to Cations
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your knowledge. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. What is a cation?
An atom that has gained electrons
An atom that has lost electrons
An atom with no charge
A negatively charged ion
2. What kind of charge does a cation have?
Negative
Positive
Neutral
No charge
3. When an atom loses an electron, it becomes a .
4. Cations are formed when the number of protons is than the number of electrons.
5. A cation has more electrons than protons.
True
False
6. Sodium (Na) can form a cation.
True
False
7. Explain how an atom becomes a cation.
8. Give an example of a common element that forms a cation and explain why.
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