Q: The name of which ion always comes first?


Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers:

Ionic compounds are named for their positive and negative ions. The name of the positive ion always comes first, followed by the name of the negative ion. For example, positive sodium ions and negative chloride ions form the compound named sodium chloride. Similarly, positive calcium ions and negative chloride ions form the compound named calcium chloride.

 Choices:

- negative ions

- similar ion

- constant ion

- positive ion


A:
positive ion