FORM 4 CHEMISTRY

TOPIC: ION FORMATION

NAME: BRE LEWIS
CLASS: 4S2
PART A: Read the questions below. Answer in the spaces provided.
• An ion is a atom particle formed from the loss or gain of a/an electron.

• A cation is a positivley charged particle formed from the loss of an electron.

• An anion is a negativley charged particle formed from the gain of an electron.

PART B: Fill in the chart below using the information provided. The first example has been completed
for you.
ION FORMULA TYPE OF ION NUMBER OF NUMBER OF NUMBER OF
ELECTRONS LOST PROTONS ELECTRONS
OR GAINED

K+ cation Loses 1 electron 19 18

anion gains 2 electrons 8 10

O2-

cation loses 1 electron 1 2

H+

cation loses 3 electrons 5 5

B3+

anion gains 1 electon 17 18

Cl-

cation loses 2 electron 20 18

Ca2+