How do you identify the cation and anion in an ionic compound?

Based on whether an element is a metal or non-metal, or their charge if given.

Explanation:

Cations are positively charged ions. Elements that are metals become positively charged.

Anions are negatively charged ions. Elements that are non-metals become negatively charged.

if two electrons have the same n, the same ℓ, and the same ml, then they are in the same orbital. the pauli exclusion principle states that no two identical fermions (a fancy word for electrons and other subatomic particles like electrons) may occupy the same quantum state in an atom simultaneously.

shield volcanos are angry and get mad over the smallest things so much that there heads erupt   pahoehoe and a'a lava. a composite volcano is the poller opposite of a shield volcano. its   peaceful thing and knows how to control its emotions.