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Which is a characteristic of all ions?
They are metals.
They have a charge.
They are made of two or more types of atoms.
They form chemical bonds through electron sharing.
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They have a charge.
Explanation: An ion is any atom or group of atoms that has gained or lost electrons, giving it a net positive (cation) or negative (anion) charge. The other statements are false because ions can be nonmetals or metals, can be single atoms (monatomic) or groups (polyatomic), and need not form bonds by electron sharing (that's covalent bonding).
Explanation: An ion is any atom or group of atoms that has gained or lost electrons, giving it a net positive (cation) or negative (anion) charge. The other statements are false because ions can be nonmetals or metals, can be single atoms (monatomic) or groups (polyatomic), and need not form bonds by electron sharing (that's covalent bonding).
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