A cation is a positively charged ion.
An anion is a negatively charged ion.
If it's neutral, it's just an ion.
Answer: The formula mass (formula weight) of a molecule is the sum of the atomic weights of the atoms in its empirical formula. The molecular mass (molecular weight) of a molecule is its average mass as calculated by adding together the atomic weights of the atoms in the molecular formula.
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