How are anions and cations formed?
When you have an ionic compoud and place it in H2O, it tends to dissolve because water is a polar molecule. Well because of the polarity of water molecules, the solute that is being dissolved into water breaks into ions, which are positive and negative. Cation are positively charged and anions are negatively charged. This is how they are formed from the seperation of the solute in the solvent. And when they break apart the anions tend to attract to the hydrogen atoms because they are positive in water molecules. The cations are attracted to the oxygen atoms because oxygen is negative. Always remember when dealing with the break down of any type of compound in water leads to anions and cations. And these either attact towards hydrogen or oxygen bonds, depending on their charge. This is why you see that anything can be mixed in water, since it’s homogeneous. Oil, though, is an example of a nonpolar molecule that results in a heterogeneous mixture with water. You can tell because oil laye
