Cations are ions that are positively charged. Anions are ions that are negatively charged. Ions are charged atoms or molecules. If a balanced atom loses one or more electrons, it will become a ...

A cation refers to an atom or a group of atoms that bear one or multiple positive electric charges. An anion refers to an atom or a group of atoms that bear one or multiple negative electric charges.

The New Philadelphia Science Club is back with another science question in The Times-Reporter. Each week a new science-related question will be given, and everyone is invited to participate by either ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 267, No. 1/2 (December 2004), pp. 109-115 (7 pages) Plants that remove an excess of cations over anions may cause soil acidification. The acidification potential of plants has ...

Plant and Soil, Vol. 126, No. 2 (August (II), 1990), pp. 247-264 (18 pages) The processes responsible for maintenance of cation-anion balance in plants and their relation to active ion accumulation ...

Ion exchange (IEX) chromatography is a technique that is commonly used in biomolecule purification. It involves the separation of molecules on the basis of their charge. This technique exploits the ...