Chemistry
Grade-9
Easy

Question

When writing chemical formulas, the ______ is always written first.

  1. Nonmetal
  2. Metals 
  3. Negative
  4. Positive

hintHint:

In the chemical formula, the cation is written first.

The correct answer is: Metals


    • While writing a chemical formula cation is written first followed by an anion.
    • Metals are positively charged and non-metals are negatively charged.
    • When writing chemical formulas, metals are always written first.

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