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formulas-of-ionic-compounds/a/naming-monatomic-ions-and-ionic-compounds

neutral atom loses one/more electrons: cation: ion with net positive charge
neutral atom gains one/more electrons: antion: ion with net negative charge

The magnitude of the charge for a transition metal cation is usually

indicated using Roman numerals in parentheses after the name of the
metal—this is also called the systematic name of the ion.

The common/trivial names: ions of lesser charge take the suffix -ous
in the common name; ions of higher charge take the -ic suffix.

Conclusion

Cations are positively charged ions formed when neutral atoms lose
electrons; anions are negatively charged ions formed when neutral
atoms gain electrons. It is possible to predict the charges of common
monatomic ions by looking at the group numbers on the periodic table.
However, many of the transition metals are polyvalent, which means
they can form cations of multiple charges. When naming these cations
or compounds containing these cations, it is necessary to specify
their charge. Cations and anions combine to form ionic compounds.
Ionic compounds are named with the cation first and the anion last.
The same convention is used when writing their chemical formulas.
Ionic compounds must be electrically neutral. Therefore, the cations
and anions must combine in such a way that the net charge contributed
by the total number of cations exactly cancels the net charge
contributed by the total number of anions.