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In an ion compound, eg. Lithium Chloride, what type of ion is the lithium part called, and the chloride part?

April 26, 2017called Chemistry chloride compound Ion Lithium Mathematics type

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In an ion compound, eg. Lithium Chloride, what type of ion is the lithium part called, and the chloride part?

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Lithium Chloride is an ionic compound. Lithium is the cation and the chloride is the anion (it is a single word). The first part of the ionic compound is called the metallic part and the second half of the compound, the non-metallic part.