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English translation: positively charged ion

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English term or phrase:cation
Selected answer:positively charged ion
Entered by: David Knowles

10:28 Nov 27, 2006
English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Science - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng / mining impact on environment
English term or phrase: cations
Sodic materials are generally defined as materials with greater than six per cent of soil cation exchange capacity dominated by sodium.

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Sodicity is generally assessed through analyses of exchangeable cations and Cation Exchange Capacity (CEC). For saline materials, care needs to be taken to distinguish between soluble and exchangeable cations.

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Anthony Indra
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cat-ion
Explanation:
cation
A positively charged ion that migrates through the electrolyte toward the cathode under the influence of a potential gradient. See also anion and ion.
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David Knowles
5a chemcial term
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cat-ion


Explanation:
cation
A positively charged ion that migrates through the electrolyte toward the cathode under the influence of a potential gradient. See also anion and ion.


    Reference: http://www.hghouston.com/c.html
David Knowles
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a chemcial term


Explanation:

See reference.

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    Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cation_Exchange_Capacity
Craig Meulen
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