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CHLORIDE ION CL- [1 record]

Record 1 2011-01-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
Universal entry(ies)
Cl-
symbol, see observation
CONT

The chloride ion Cl- gives up its excess negative charge (electron) with the consequent formation of free radicals Cl.

CONT

... if sodium bisulfate (Na+HSO4-) or ammonium chloride (NH4+Cl-) is used as an acid, the sodium ion (Na+) and the chloride ion (Cl-) contribute nothing to the acidic properties ...

OBS

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

OBS

Symbol: Cl[superscript-]

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Cl-
symbol, see observation
CONT

Le seul composé d'hydrogène et de chlore a pour formule HCl et se dissout dans l'eau en formant l'acide chlorhydrique, où le chlorure d'hydrogène HCl est totalement ionisé en ion Cl- et ion H+ solvaté en H3O+.

OBS

pluriel : des ions chlorure.

OBS

Symbole : Cl-

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Química
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Cl-
symbol, see observation
CONT

[...] el estómago vacía su contenido de alimentos en la luz, o cavidad, del intestino delgado, las llamadas células de las criptas de la mucosa intestinal secretan iones cloruro en la cavidad.

OBS

Símbolo: Cl-

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