if aluminum has 10 electrons after it forms an ion, what is aluminums charge and what type of ion did it form? Can you walk me through it please? :)
Aluminium's periodic number is 13If it has 10 electrons after it forms an ion, then it has lost 3 electronsLosing a negatively charged particle (electron) will naturally make the atom more positively charged, as there is a lack of negative chargeTherefore the charge is 3+ Anions are negatively charged ions Cations are positively charged ions It is positively charged Therefore it is a cation
