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Explain the difference between naming a covalent compound and an ionic compound.

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Answer: An ion with fewer electrons than its neutral atom is called a(n) cation. The charge of an ion with more electrons than its neutral atom is. negative.Name an ionic compound by the cation followed by the anion. ... Covalent compounds are formed when two or more nonmetal atoms bond by sharing valence electrons. Valence electrons are the outermost electrons of an atom.

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