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ION POTASSIUM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-01-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemistry
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cation of potassium
1, record 1, English, cation%20of%20potassium
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- potassium cation 2, record 1, English, potassium%20cation
proposal
- K+ cation 2, record 1, English, K%2B%20cation
proposal
- potassium ion 3, record 1, English, potassium%20ion
correct
- K+ ion 2, record 1, English, K%2B%20ion
proposal
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Both sodium and potassium ions are found in living tissue. They take part in many enzyme actions. In plants, the potassium ion is an important cation. Plants selectively absorb this ion from the soil. 4, record 1, English, - cation%20of%20potassium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
In higher animals potassium ions (K+) together with sodium ions act at cell membranes in transmitting electrochemical impulses in nerve and muscle fibres and in balancing the activity of food intake and waste removal from cells. 5, record 1, English, - cation%20of%20potassium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Every cation is necessarily an ion; an ion must be either a cation or an ion. 2, record 1, English, - cation%20of%20potassium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Chemical formula: K+ 2, record 1, English, - cation%20of%20potassium
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Chimie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cation potassium K
1, record 1, French, cation%20potassium%20K
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cation potassium 2, record 1, French, cation%20potassium
proposal, masculine noun
- cation K+ 3, record 1, French, cation%20K%2B
correct, masculine noun
- ion potassium K+ 3, record 1, French, ion%20potassium%20K%2B
correct, masculine noun
- ion potassium 2, record 1, French, ion%20potassium
proposal, masculine noun
- ion K 3, record 1, French, ion%20K
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Toutes les mers du globe renferment le cation potassium K+, mais la teneur (0,05 p. 100) est très inférieure à celle de son homologue Na+. Malgré sa dilution dans l'eau de mer, K+ peut être extrait industriellement par précipitation de sels peu solubles avec des réactifs tels que la dipicrylamine 3, record 1, French, - cation%20potassium%20K
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
pluriel : des ions potassium et des cations potassium. 2, record 1, French, - cation%20potassium%20K
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Formule chimique : K+ 2, record 1, French, - cation%20potassium%20K
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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