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CA CATION [1 record]

Record 1 2011-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
Universal entry(ies)
Ca++
formula, see observation
Ca2+
formula, see observation
CONT

Here the important ions added are the ones most abundant in seawater, namely the cations Na+ and Mg++ (sodium and magnesium), the anion Cl- (chloride) and to a lesser extent cations of calcium and potassium (Ca++, K+) and anions of sulfate (SO4--).

CONT

To be acidic rain must also have more sulphate (SO4=) and nitrate (NO3-) anions as compared to calcium (Ca++) and magnesium (Mg++) cations for example. The excess anions are then balanced by hydrogen ions (H+) making rain acid.

OBS

Every cation is necessarily an ion; an ion must be either an anion or a cation.

OBS

Chemical formula: Ca++ or Ca2+

OBS

Compare "calcium ion," which is a more general term.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Ca++
formula, see observation
Ca2+
formula, see observation
CONT

Le taux du calcium sanguin ou calcémie (100 mg/l) est une constante biologique. Elle est le reflet de l'équilibre métabolique de ce cation dans l'organisme [...] Enfin l'ion Ca2+ est l'effecteur d'enzymes protéolytiques comme la trypsine ou les thromboplastiques.

OBS

Formule chimique : Ca++ ou Ca2+

OBS

Pluriel : des cations calcium.

Spanish

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