CAN ELEMENTS BE MADE UP OF IONS LIKE SAME TYPE OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES FORMS AN ELEMENT - Chemistry - Some Basic Concepts of Chemistry

Question

CAN ELEMENTS BE MADE UP OF IONS? LIKE SAME TYPE OF ATOMS AND
MOLECULES FORMS AN ELEMENT ?

Aditi Gupta · Accepted Answer

Solution:
Elements are substances that are made up of atoms of the same
kind For example, Oxygen elements, consist of atoms of only
oxygen
Ions are the entity that is formed when atoms gain or lose an
electron in order to complete its octet Ions are charged species
where elements are always neutral
For example
O2 + 4e- → 2O2-
Here O2 is an element that gains two-electron in order to form
an oxide ion

Hence, elements and ions are two different things

CAN ELEMENTS BE MADE UP OF IONS? LIKE SAME TYPE OF ATOMS AND MOLECULES FORMS AN ELEMENT ?