Question
An older method for naming cations adds "-ous" to the cation with the ____ positive charge.
Answer
An older method for naming cations adds "-ous" to the cation with the smaller charge, and "-ic" to the ending of the cation with the greater positive charge.
Note: With copper this would be cuprous for Cu+ and cupric for Cu2+
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