What is a cation?

Question

What is a cation?

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A cation is defined as an ion that has a positive charge, meaning it has lost one or more electrons. Therefore, the only correct choice is B) which states "a positively charged ion". Option C) mentions sodium atom which doesn't provide information about the charge of the ion, and option A) is incorrect since it defines an anion instead of a cation. Option D) includes both B) and C), but incorrect since choice C) (sodium atom) is not a definition of a cation, and addition of this option makes this choice incorrect.

What Is a Cation