Question

Metallic ions or cations are __________ charged ions. positively negatively neutrally

Answer 1

Metallic ions, or cations, are positively charged because they tend to lose electrons in order to have a complete outer orbital. Losing electrons causes there to be more protons, which have positive charges, than electrons, which is why it is positively charged

Answer 2

Metallic ions or cations are positively charged ions.