Ions

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1. Many water soluble materials which, when dissolved in water, split apart into electrically charged atoms or groups of atoms called ions. The ions with the negative charge are called anions and those with the positive charge are cations.

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An illustration of ions and their bonding characteristics.
Source: http://www.dynamind.com/whatareions.htm