Understanding Anions
A Grade 7 science worksheet to help students understand what anions are, how they form, and their properties.
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Understanding Anions
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. This worksheet will test your knowledge of anions, their formation, and their properties.
1. What type of charge does an anion have?
Positive
Negative
Neutral
No charge
2. How does an atom become an anion?
By losing protons
By gaining electrons
By losing neutrons
By gaining protons
1. Anions are attracted to positively charged ions.
True
False
2. Non-metal atoms typically form anions.
True
False
1. An ion with a negative charge is called an .
2. Atoms become anions by electrons.
3. The number of is greater than the number of protons in an anion.
1. Explain the difference between an atom and an anion.
2. Provide an example of a common anion and explain how it forms.
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