Key term for AQA GCSE Chemistry, used in Structure and Properties.
Metal atoms that have lost their outer shell (valence) electrons to become positively charged (cations).
Positively charged metal ions appears in AQA GCSE Chemistry revision content for Bonding, structure, and the properties of matter, especially Structure and Properties and Electrical and Thermal Conductivity.
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