Charles Dickens, in full Charles John Huffam Dickens, (born February 7, 1812, Portsmouth, Hampshire, Englandâdied June 9, 1870, Gadâs Hill, near Chatham, Kent), English novelist, generally considered the greatest of the Victorian era.
The alkali metals in group 1 are always +1 when they form cations. The alkaline earth metals in group 2 are always +2 when they form cations. Aluminum and the elements in group 3 are always +3 when they form cations. Zinc and cadmium always form +2 cations. Monatomic Cation Names. The names of monatomic cations always start with the name of the metal, sometimes followed by a Roman numeral to indicate the charge of the ion. For example, Cu + is copper(I), and Cu 2+ is copper(II).
Many compounds are diatomic, such as HCl, NaCl, and KBr. There are seven elements that form diatomic molecules. This is a list of the seven diatomic elements. The seven diatomic elements are: Hydrogen (H 2) Nitrogen (N 2) Oxygen (O 2) Fluorine (F 2) Chlorine (Cl 2) Iodine (I 2) Bromine (Br 2) All of these elements are nonmetals, since the halogens are a special type of nonmetallic element.