Question

9 cations have positive charges. anions have negative charges. what force draws the two together? a magnetic attraction b ionic attraction c electromagnetic attraction d electrostatic attraction

Explanation:

Cations are positively - charged ions and anions are negatively - charged ions. Oppositely - charged particles attract each other due to electrostatic force. Electrostatic force acts between stationary charged particles. Magnetic attraction involves magnetic fields and materials, ionic attraction is a general term for the attraction in ionic compounds but electrostatic attraction is the more specific force here, and electromagnetic attraction usually implies a combination of electric and magnetic effects which is not the case for simple ion - ion attraction.

Answer:

D. Electrostatic attraction