Transition metals: why not anions?

Cu always has a + charge, meaning it has too MANY electrons to start with... it will never take another one unless it converts from Cu+ to Cu 2+

Remember: the + means how many EXTRA electrons it's carrying, not how many it can take on ... which is ca+ion (see how that works?)

An-ons are missing an electron ... Cu will never have that issue unless, possibly, it's in a nanosecond transition state ...

Also, if you have NOT mastered the orbital shell filling gunk of gen chem, now would be a good time. As orbitals don't fill necessarily 1-2-3-4. In fact, they fill 1s2, 2s2, ... then 3p fills before 4s so there's extra electrons floating around.

Here's a link to help you: http://ift.tt/1Pcgga0

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Transition metals: why not anions?