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CALCIUM ION [1 record]

Record 1 2001-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Environmental Studies and Analyses
CONT

Maintenance of the supersaturation condition depends on: a) the calcium ion concentration; ...

CONT

Sulphuric acid has led to increased weathering of calcium from soils and rocks so that the calcium ion rises in concentration in waters above pH 6, and also in those below pH 5.

OBS

Compare "calcium cation," which is a more specific term.

Key term(s)
  • Ca ion

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Géochimie
  • Études et analyses environnementales
CONT

Le maintien en sursaturation est fonction : a) de la concentration en ions calcium; [...]

CONT

L'acide sulfurique accroît le lessivage du calcium contenu dans le sol et les roches, ce qui entraîne une augmentation de la teneur en ions calcium des eaux dont le pH est supérieur à 6, ainsi que des eaux dont le pH est inférieur à 5.

CONT

Si la valence libre est saturée par un ion K, on obtient de l'orthose [...]; par un ion Na, l'albite [...]; par un ion Ca, l'anorthite [...]

Spanish

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