{"id":2789,"date":"2016-08-24T18:29:44","date_gmt":"2016-08-24T18:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-cheminter\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=2789"},"modified":"2017-08-28T22:43:41","modified_gmt":"2017-08-28T22:43:41","slug":"anion-formation","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-cheminter\/chapter\/anion-formation\/","title":{"raw":"Anion Formation","rendered":"Anion Formation"},"content":{"raw":"<h1 id=\"x-ck12-SW9uaWMgYW5kIE1ldGFsbGljIEJvbmRpbmc.-chapter\">Ionic and Metallic Bonding<\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"x-ck12-data\"><\/div>\r\n<h1 id=\"x-ck12-RWxlY3Ryb24gRG90IERpYWdyYW1z\">Anion Formation<\/h1>\r\n<div class=\"x-ck12-data-objectives\">\r\n<ul id=\"x-ck12-N2I2ODYyMjM5YzdkODZjYmRhZmQ3MGYzMDMxMTlkOWE.-wug\">\r\n \t<li>Define anion.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Describe electron configurations of common anions.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"x-ck12-NzVkNTRjNjFmYjFhYWM0NDc1NzM0N2I3MmFhODlkODI.-li2\">\r\n<div id=\"x-ck12-M2IyMDc3YmRjYjBjYmRhZjliNTAyZDNhOGRjNmIzNGQ.-lh4\" class=\"x-ck12-img-postcard x-ck12-nofloat\">\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-sbh\"><img id=\"x-ck12-OTgwNDUtMTM2MjAwNTMwMS0yLTUtQy1JbnRDaC0wMi0wNS0wNC1QcmVzc2VkLUdsYXNzLVNhbHQtRGlzaA..\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2014\/08\/19211344\/20140811155230904147.jpeg\" alt=\"A salt dish contains chloride anions\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-cheminter\/wp-admin\/A%20pressed%20glass%20open%20salt%20dish%20made%20in%20the%20early%201830s.\" \/><\/p>\r\n<strong>Figure 8.2<\/strong>\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-ZmQ0YTk2ODc2NzUxMzM2ZDllYTgxNzExODQ2NDNiOWI.-dki\">A pressed glass open salt dish made in the early 1830s.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-YTI5MmUxMzdhMjE5NjBmZjE1NDI0Y2IzOGNmOGQzOTQ.-hox\"><strong>How do you make chlorine safe to eat?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-MTNhMDM2N2IyOWU3MTM4OTkyMDVlYzFlZTQyNzJkNjc.-lbb\">How do you transform a deadly gas into something you can sprinkle on your eggs and eat for breakfast?\u00a0 Chlorine in its free form is very dangerous if you breathe the fumes or come in contact with the gas.\u00a0 However, after reaction with sodium, we have sodium chloride formed as the sodium atom gives up an electron to chlorine which accepts the electron to form the chloride anion.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<h3 id=\"x-ck12-ZGExMDdmOTQ3NGM0ZmEyNzFjODRkZjBhMTI2MDc0MjM.-kj7_3-mgy\">Anions<\/h3>\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-NDE5ODNiMDMwNWYwZjcyY2E3NzcyN2JjZDM5MGY2ZGQ.-ix4\"><strong>Anions <\/strong>are the negative ions formed from the gain of one or more electrons.\u00a0 When nonmetal atoms gain electrons, they often do so until their outermost principal energy level achieves an octet.\u00a0 This process is illustrated below for the elements fluorine, oxygen, and nitrogen.<\/p>\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-fp1\" class=\"x-ck12-indent\"><img class=\"x-ck12-block-math\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2014\/08\/19211346\/24c17535d7806eb7a0345a95967386ea.png\" alt=\"&amp; text{F} quad quad + quad text{e}^- quad rightarrow quad text{F}^-\\ &amp; 1s^22s^22p^5 qquad quad 1s^22s^22p^6 (text{octet})\\&amp; text{O} quad quad + quad 2text{e}^- rightarrow quad text{O}^{2-}\\&amp; 1s^22s^22p^4 qquad quad 1s^22s^22p^6 (text{octet})\\&amp; text{N} quad quad + quad 3text{e}^- rightarrow quad text{N}^{3-}\\ &amp; 1s^22s^22p^3 qquad quad 1s^22s^22p^6 (text{octet})\" width=\"261\" height=\"152\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-YjMxMzY5NjcyNzE4ZGUyMjdiMThiYTA2YjliNGE3NTk.-xke\">All of these anions are isoelectronic with each other and with neon.\u00a0 They are also isoelectronic with the three cations from the previous section.\u00a0 Under typical conditions, three electrons is the maximum that will be gained in the formation of anions.<\/p>\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-NTBhZGUyZWY0N2Y3M2NiZmZlY2UxMmE4N2FmMzUzNWU.-dc0\">Outer electron configurations are constant within a group, so this pattern of ion formation repeats itself for Periods 3, 4, and following (see <strong>Figure <\/strong>below ).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"x-ck12-ZTgyZmEyM2I0YzE1YThhZDE0MmE3NTgzM2JlMTVhZWM.-16h\" class=\"x-ck12-img-postcard x-ck12-nofloat\">\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-cfx\"><img id=\"x-ck12-OTgwNDUtMTM2MjAwNDg2Ny0xMy04NS1JbnRDaC0wOC0wMS1Jb24tc3ltYm9s\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2014\/08\/19211347\/20140811155231162368.png\" alt=\"Table of ion charges of elements\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-cheminter\/wp-admin\/Ion%20charges.\" \/><\/p>\r\n<strong>Figure 8.3<\/strong>\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-NmJkNjdmNDU3YThjNzVkM2UxMWM0N2U3ZjUzNjk0YjU.-sek\">Ion charges.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-ZjAyZmE4NjY5ZTFhNTYwYjhlOGZjODhhMjE0MGQ5NmM.-gii\">It is important not to misinterpret the concept of being isoelectronic.\u00a0 A sodium ion is very different from a neon atom because the nuclei of the two contain different numbers of protons.\u00a0 One is an essential ion that is a part of table salt, while the other is an unreactive gas that is a very small part of the atmosphere.\u00a0 Likewise, sodium ions are very different than magnesium ions, fluoride ions, and all the other members of this isoelectronic series (N <sup>3\u2212 <\/sup>, O <sup>2\u2212 <\/sup>, F <sup>\u2212 <\/sup>, Ne, Na <sup>+ <\/sup>, Mg <sup>2+ <\/sup>, Al <sup>3+ <\/sup>).<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div id=\"x-ck12-ODA4MGVlMjA1MTRkMTc4NWI5MDMxOWM5NmIyOWY1MTA.-tho\" class=\"x-ck12-img-fullpage x-ck12-nofloat\">\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-pyb\"><img id=\"x-ck12-OTgwNDUtMTM2MjAwNDk5MC0xMi05Ny1JbnRDaC0wOC0wMi1OZW9uLXNvZGl1bS1pb25z\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2014\/08\/19211348\/20140811155231298969.png\" alt=\"Neon gas and sodium chloride crystals\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-cheminter\/wp-admin\/Neon%20gas%20%28A%29%20and%20sodium%20chloride%20crystals%20%28B%29.%20Neon%20atoms%20and%20sodium%20ions%20are%20isoelectronic.%20Neon%20is%20a%20colorless%20and%20unreactive%20gas%20that%20glows%20a%20distinctive%20red-orange%20color%20in%20a%20gas%20discharge%20tube.%20Sodium%20ions%20are%20most%20commonly%20found%20in%20crystals%20of%20sodium%20chloride%2C%20ordinary%20table%20salt.\" \/><\/p>\r\n<strong>Figure 8.4<\/strong>\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-NTk0ODRiNDAyN2I5MTI4ZmQzMTA1NTFhYWY2YjU0NGM.-vz6\">Neon gas (A) and sodium chloride crystals (B). Neon atoms and sodium ions are isoelectronic. Neon is a colorless and unreactive gas that glows a distinctive red-orange color in a gas discharge tube. Sodium ions are most commonly found in crystals of sodium chloride, ordinary table salt.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h4 id=\"x-ck12-MjkwNjEyMTk5ODYxYzMxZDEwMzZiMTg1YjRlNjliNzU.-xq7_3-zhs\">Summary<\/h4>\r\n<ul id=\"x-ck12-ZDliODY1MWE4YTZjOGFiY2YwZWM3Zjg4NWFmNmE1NzI.-n9q\">\r\n \t<li>Anions are negative ions formed by accepting electrons.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The outermost principal energy level usually is an octet.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h4 id=\"x-ck12-OGMwMDRkN2UzYjhhNWE4NTBhYjI0NTljM2FmYzJmNTc.-8ac_3-nvn\">Practice<\/h4>\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-NmNlM2JkYzM5ZTU0NDcyNTAzOGUwZTg3Yjc3MWRiMWU.-26y\"><em>Questions<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-Y2JlMjQ5M2YzMTNmNmRjMzNmZTI0MTMzYzcwM2IzZmY.-2gq\">Look at <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140205050134\/http:\/\/preparatorychemistry.com\/bishop_anion_names_formulas_help.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anion Nomenclature<\/a> to answer the following questions:<\/p>\r\n\r\n<ol id=\"x-ck12-ODA4MTE2NTAzZjgzZWRkMGRmOGEwMGQwM2Q0NTI4ZDI.-5f0\">\r\n \t<li>What do nonmetals tend to do?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What noble gas is Se <sup>2- <\/sup>isoelectronic with?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What -3 anion is isoelectronic with Ar?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What is a polyatomic anion?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h4 id=\"x-ck12-NDU3ZGQ1NTE4NGZhZWRiNzg4NWFmZDQwMDlkNzAxNjM.-zpx_3-5bg\">Review<\/h4>\r\n<p id=\"x-ck12-NmNlM2JkYzM5ZTU0NDcyNTAzOGUwZTg3Yjc3MWRiMWU.-ph9\"><em>Questions<\/em><\/p>\r\n\r\n<ol id=\"x-ck12-ODFkZmE1YWVlMmMxZmM2MGZmNjU1MmI0NzJlYzY2ZWI.-mul\">\r\n \t<li>What is an anion?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Write the electronic configurations for the chlorine atom and the chloride anion.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>What does isoelectronic mean?<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<div class=\"x-ck12-data-problem-set\"><\/div>\r\n<div class=\"x-ck12-data-vocabulary\">\r\n<ul id=\"x-ck12-NGM5NjU5Yjg0ZjNhYzU3Y2UxZWJmMmFkYTc3YTZiNDI.-lpi\">\r\n \t<li><strong>anion: <\/strong>\u00a0The negative ions formed from the gain of one or more electrons.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<h1><\/h1>\r\n[reveal-answer q=\"836080\"]Show References[\/reveal-answer]\r\n[hidden-answer a=\"836080\"]\r\n<h2>References<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>User:Daderot\/Wikimedia Commons. <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:DAR_glass_-_IMG_8708.JPG\"> http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:DAR_glass_-_IMG_8708.JPG <\/a> .<\/li>\r\n \t<li>CK-12 Foundation - Christopher Auyeung. .<\/li>\r\n \t<li>(A) Andy Wright (Flickr: rightee); (B) Kevin Dooley. (A) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rightee\/4356950\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/rightee\/4356950\/<\/a>; (B) <a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pagedooley\/2769134850\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/pagedooley\/2769134850\/<\/a> .<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[\/hidden-answer]","rendered":"<h1 id=\"x-ck12-SW9uaWMgYW5kIE1ldGFsbGljIEJvbmRpbmc.-chapter\">Ionic and Metallic Bonding<\/h1>\n<div class=\"x-ck12-data\"><\/div>\n<h1 id=\"x-ck12-RWxlY3Ryb24gRG90IERpYWdyYW1z\">Anion Formation<\/h1>\n<div class=\"x-ck12-data-objectives\">\n<ul id=\"x-ck12-N2I2ODYyMjM5YzdkODZjYmRhZmQ3MGYzMDMxMTlkOWE.-wug\">\n<li>Define anion.<\/li>\n<li>Describe electron configurations of common anions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"x-ck12-NzVkNTRjNjFmYjFhYWM0NDc1NzM0N2I3MmFhODlkODI.-li2\">\n<div id=\"x-ck12-M2IyMDc3YmRjYjBjYmRhZjliNTAyZDNhOGRjNmIzNGQ.-lh4\" class=\"x-ck12-img-postcard x-ck12-nofloat\">\n<p id=\"x-ck12-sbh\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"x-ck12-OTgwNDUtMTM2MjAwNTMwMS0yLTUtQy1JbnRDaC0wMi0wNS0wNC1QcmVzc2VkLUdsYXNzLVNhbHQtRGlzaA..\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2014\/08\/19211344\/20140811155230904147.jpeg\" alt=\"A salt dish contains chloride anions\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-cheminter\/wp-admin\/A%20pressed%20glass%20open%20salt%20dish%20made%20in%20the%20early%201830s.\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure 8.2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"x-ck12-ZmQ0YTk2ODc2NzUxMzM2ZDllYTgxNzExODQ2NDNiOWI.-dki\">A pressed glass open salt dish made in the early 1830s.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"x-ck12-YTI5MmUxMzdhMjE5NjBmZjE1NDI0Y2IzOGNmOGQzOTQ.-hox\"><strong>How do you make chlorine safe to eat?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"x-ck12-MTNhMDM2N2IyOWU3MTM4OTkyMDVlYzFlZTQyNzJkNjc.-lbb\">How do you transform a deadly gas into something you can sprinkle on your eggs and eat for breakfast?\u00a0 Chlorine in its free form is very dangerous if you breathe the fumes or come in contact with the gas.\u00a0 However, after reaction with sodium, we have sodium chloride formed as the sodium atom gives up an electron to chlorine which accepts the electron to form the chloride anion.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"x-ck12-ZGExMDdmOTQ3NGM0ZmEyNzFjODRkZjBhMTI2MDc0MjM.-kj7_3-mgy\">Anions<\/h3>\n<p id=\"x-ck12-NDE5ODNiMDMwNWYwZjcyY2E3NzcyN2JjZDM5MGY2ZGQ.-ix4\"><strong>Anions <\/strong>are the negative ions formed from the gain of one or more electrons.\u00a0 When nonmetal atoms gain electrons, they often do so until their outermost principal energy level achieves an octet.\u00a0 This process is illustrated below for the elements fluorine, oxygen, and nitrogen.<\/p>\n<p id=\"x-ck12-fp1\" class=\"x-ck12-indent\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"x-ck12-block-math\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2014\/08\/19211346\/24c17535d7806eb7a0345a95967386ea.png\" alt=\"&amp; text{F} quad quad + quad text{e}^- quad rightarrow quad text{F}^-\\ &amp; 1s^22s^22p^5 qquad quad 1s^22s^22p^6 (text{octet})\\&amp; text{O} quad quad + quad 2text{e}^- rightarrow quad text{O}^{2-}\\&amp; 1s^22s^22p^4 qquad quad 1s^22s^22p^6 (text{octet})\\&amp; text{N} quad quad + quad 3text{e}^- rightarrow quad text{N}^{3-}\\ &amp; 1s^22s^22p^3 qquad quad 1s^22s^22p^6 (text{octet})\" width=\"261\" height=\"152\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"x-ck12-YjMxMzY5NjcyNzE4ZGUyMjdiMThiYTA2YjliNGE3NTk.-xke\">All of these anions are isoelectronic with each other and with neon.\u00a0 They are also isoelectronic with the three cations from the previous section.\u00a0 Under typical conditions, three electrons is the maximum that will be gained in the formation of anions.<\/p>\n<p id=\"x-ck12-NTBhZGUyZWY0N2Y3M2NiZmZlY2UxMmE4N2FmMzUzNWU.-dc0\">Outer electron configurations are constant within a group, so this pattern of ion formation repeats itself for Periods 3, 4, and following (see <strong>Figure <\/strong>below ).<\/p>\n<div id=\"x-ck12-ZTgyZmEyM2I0YzE1YThhZDE0MmE3NTgzM2JlMTVhZWM.-16h\" class=\"x-ck12-img-postcard x-ck12-nofloat\">\n<p id=\"x-ck12-cfx\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"x-ck12-OTgwNDUtMTM2MjAwNDg2Ny0xMy04NS1JbnRDaC0wOC0wMS1Jb24tc3ltYm9s\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2014\/08\/19211347\/20140811155231162368.png\" alt=\"Table of ion charges of elements\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-cheminter\/wp-admin\/Ion%20charges.\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure 8.3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"x-ck12-NmJkNjdmNDU3YThjNzVkM2UxMWM0N2U3ZjUzNjk0YjU.-sek\">Ion charges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"x-ck12-ZjAyZmE4NjY5ZTFhNTYwYjhlOGZjODhhMjE0MGQ5NmM.-gii\">It is important not to misinterpret the concept of being isoelectronic.\u00a0 A sodium ion is very different from a neon atom because the nuclei of the two contain different numbers of protons.\u00a0 One is an essential ion that is a part of table salt, while the other is an unreactive gas that is a very small part of the atmosphere.\u00a0 Likewise, sodium ions are very different than magnesium ions, fluoride ions, and all the other members of this isoelectronic series (N <sup>3\u2212 <\/sup>, O <sup>2\u2212 <\/sup>, F <sup>\u2212 <\/sup>, Ne, Na <sup>+ <\/sup>, Mg <sup>2+ <\/sup>, Al <sup>3+ <\/sup>).<\/p>\n<div id=\"x-ck12-ODA4MGVlMjA1MTRkMTc4NWI5MDMxOWM5NmIyOWY1MTA.-tho\" class=\"x-ck12-img-fullpage x-ck12-nofloat\">\n<p id=\"x-ck12-pyb\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"x-ck12-OTgwNDUtMTM2MjAwNDk5MC0xMi05Ny1JbnRDaC0wOC0wMi1OZW9uLXNvZGl1bS1pb25z\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images-archive-read-only\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/53\/2014\/08\/19211348\/20140811155231298969.png\" alt=\"Neon gas and sodium chloride crystals\" longdesc=\"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/umes-cheminter\/wp-admin\/Neon%20gas%20%28A%29%20and%20sodium%20chloride%20crystals%20%28B%29.%20Neon%20atoms%20and%20sodium%20ions%20are%20isoelectronic.%20Neon%20is%20a%20colorless%20and%20unreactive%20gas%20that%20glows%20a%20distinctive%20red-orange%20color%20in%20a%20gas%20discharge%20tube.%20Sodium%20ions%20are%20most%20commonly%20found%20in%20crystals%20of%20sodium%20chloride%2C%20ordinary%20table%20salt.\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Figure 8.4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p id=\"x-ck12-NTk0ODRiNDAyN2I5MTI4ZmQzMTA1NTFhYWY2YjU0NGM.-vz6\">Neon gas (A) and sodium chloride crystals (B). Neon atoms and sodium ions are isoelectronic. Neon is a colorless and unreactive gas that glows a distinctive red-orange color in a gas discharge tube. Sodium ions are most commonly found in crystals of sodium chloride, ordinary table salt.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h4 id=\"x-ck12-MjkwNjEyMTk5ODYxYzMxZDEwMzZiMTg1YjRlNjliNzU.-xq7_3-zhs\">Summary<\/h4>\n<ul id=\"x-ck12-ZDliODY1MWE4YTZjOGFiY2YwZWM3Zjg4NWFmNmE1NzI.-n9q\">\n<li>Anions are negative ions formed by accepting electrons.<\/li>\n<li>The outermost principal energy level usually is an octet.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 id=\"x-ck12-OGMwMDRkN2UzYjhhNWE4NTBhYjI0NTljM2FmYzJmNTc.-8ac_3-nvn\">Practice<\/h4>\n<p id=\"x-ck12-NmNlM2JkYzM5ZTU0NDcyNTAzOGUwZTg3Yjc3MWRiMWU.-26y\"><em>Questions<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"x-ck12-Y2JlMjQ5M2YzMTNmNmRjMzNmZTI0MTMzYzcwM2IzZmY.-2gq\">Look at <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20140205050134\/http:\/\/preparatorychemistry.com\/bishop_anion_names_formulas_help.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anion Nomenclature<\/a> to answer the following questions:<\/p>\n<ol id=\"x-ck12-ODA4MTE2NTAzZjgzZWRkMGRmOGEwMGQwM2Q0NTI4ZDI.-5f0\">\n<li>What do nonmetals tend to do?<\/li>\n<li>What noble gas is Se <sup>2- <\/sup>isoelectronic with?<\/li>\n<li>What -3 anion is isoelectronic with Ar?<\/li>\n<li>What is a polyatomic anion?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4 id=\"x-ck12-NDU3ZGQ1NTE4NGZhZWRiNzg4NWFmZDQwMDlkNzAxNjM.-zpx_3-5bg\">Review<\/h4>\n<p id=\"x-ck12-NmNlM2JkYzM5ZTU0NDcyNTAzOGUwZTg3Yjc3MWRiMWU.-ph9\"><em>Questions<\/em><\/p>\n<ol id=\"x-ck12-ODFkZmE1YWVlMmMxZmM2MGZmNjU1MmI0NzJlYzY2ZWI.-mul\">\n<li>What is an anion?<\/li>\n<li>Write the electronic configurations for the chlorine atom and the chloride anion.<\/li>\n<li>What does isoelectronic mean?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div class=\"x-ck12-data-problem-set\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"x-ck12-data-vocabulary\">\n<ul id=\"x-ck12-NGM5NjU5Yjg0ZjNhYzU3Y2UxZWJmMmFkYTc3YTZiNDI.-lpi\">\n<li><strong>anion: <\/strong>\u00a0The negative ions formed from the gain of one or more electrons.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h1><\/h1>\n<div class=\"qa-wrapper\" style=\"display: block\"><span class=\"show-answer collapsed\" style=\"cursor: pointer\" data-target=\"q836080\">Show References<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"q836080\" class=\"hidden-answer\" style=\"display: none\">\n<h2>References<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>User:Daderot\/Wikimedia Commons. <a href=\"http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:DAR_glass_-_IMG_8708.JPG\"> http:\/\/commons.wikimedia.org\/wiki\/File:DAR_glass_-_IMG_8708.JPG <\/a> .<\/li>\n<li>CK-12 Foundation &#8211; Christopher Auyeung. .<\/li>\n<li>(A) Andy Wright (Flickr: rightee); (B) Kevin Dooley. 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