Metal cations are atoms that have a positive charge. What type of bond is a metal cation likely to form? A. covalent bond B. double bond C. single bond D. ionic bond

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Magdalena Harrington

28 September, 20:54

Metal cations are atoms that have a positive charge. What type of bond is a metal cation likely to form? A. covalent bond B. double bond C. single bond D. ionic bond

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Charity Burch · Answer 1

D. ionic bond

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Due to electron deficiency in a metal cation, they cannot form a covalent bond beacuse it means to share electrons. By contrast metal cation seek for electrons. In an ionic bond, one atom give electrons, while another atom recevie electron. Because of that, this is the better option to metal cations.