Definition of Cation. Meaning of Cation. Synonyms of Cation

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Definition of Cation

Cation
Cation Cat"i*on, n. [Gr. ? downward + ? going, p. pr. of ? to go.] (Chem.) An electro-positive substance, which in electro-decomposition is evolved at the cathode; -- opposed to anion. --Faraday.

Meaning of Cation from wikipedia

- charge. With a cation it is just the opposite: it has fewer electrons than protons, giving it a net positive charge, hence the indication "Cation (+)". Since...
- The cat (Felis catus), commonly referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is the only domesticated species in the family Felidae. Recent advances in...
- Cation-cation interactions often occur between molecular cations of transition metals and f-elements (so-called yl cations). They are distinguished as...
- vinyl cation is a carbocation with the positive charge on an alkene carbon. Its empirical formula is C 2H+ 3. More generally, a vinylic cation is any...
- the Eigen cation, which is a tetrahydrate, H3O+(H2O)3, the Zundel cation, which is a symmetric dihydrate, H+(H2O)2, and the Stoyanov cation, an expanded...
- (CH−3), methylium cation (CH+3) or methyl radical (CH• 3). The anion has eight valence electrons, the radical seven and the cation six. All three forms...
- excess of these ions. CM (Carboxymethyl group, weak cation exchange) SP (sulphopropyl group, strong cation exchange) DEAE-Sepharose QFF Ion exchange is widely...
- borohydride anion. In terms of size, the ammonium cation (rionic = 175 pm)[citation needed] resembles the caesium cation (rionic = 183 pm).[citation needed] The...
- benzyl fragment forms a cation (PhCH+ 2), which rearranges to the highly stable tropylium cation (C 7H+ 7). The tropylium cation reacts with nucleophiles...
- electric charge, so a cation-exchange capacity of 10 cmolc/kg could hold 10 cmol of Na+ cations (with 1 unit of charge per cation) per kilogram of soil...