Electrons hold a negative charge, and anion refers to a negatively charged atom.
The answer is anion. Here's a way to help remember:
Cats have paws, and cations are "paws"itive (positive).
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When we say "chlorine wants to gain one electron", we speak of the radical atom. Chlorine as a free radical, Cl⋅ , is the chlorine atom that we say has 7 valence electrons and wants its 8th to form an octet. So, Cl⋅ , chlorine radical, is less stable, and Cl− , chlorine ion, is more stable
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Pyrophoricity is a property of metals and oxides of lower oxidation states, including radioactive ones, in which they spontaneously ignite during or after stabilization.
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i think Aluminum (Al) oxidized, zinc(Zn) reduced