[CHM 111] Cation and Anion confusion

[Andrew Pounds]

You are correct -- acetate has a negative charge - it is an anion.   
This is a case where the publisher's slide content had an error.  It is 
correct in Table 2.3 in the text.

On 8/30/20 8:05 PM, wrote:
> Good evening Dr. Pounds,
>
> I was reviewing/studying the polyatomic ions from Table 2.9 from the 
> lecture slides and I noticed that "Acetate C2 H3 O2^-" had a 
> negative charge but was listed as a Cation. I thought Cations were 
> strictly positive charges and anions were strictly negative charges. 
> Shouldn't it be an Anion instead? Is the chart wrong? Just let me know 
> as soon as possible. Thank you.


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Andrew J. Pounds, Ph.D.
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