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), also referred to as the domestic cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species of the family...
- Cation-cation interactions often occur between molecular cations of transition metals and f-elements (so-called yl cations). They are distinguished as...
- The trihydrogen cation or protonated molecular hydrogen (IUPAC name: hydrogenonium ion) is a cation (positive ion) with formula H+3, consisting of three...
- The vinyl cation is a carbocation with the positive charge on an alkene carbon. Its empirical formula of the parent ion is C 2H+ 3. Vinyl cation are invoked...
- benzyl fragment forms a cation (PhCH+ 2), which rearranges to the highly stable tropylium cation (C 7H+ 7). The tropylium cation reacts with nucleophiles...
- The dihydrogen cation or hydrogen molecular ion is a cation (positive ion) with formula H 2 + {\displaystyle {\ce {H2^+}}} . It consists of two hydrogen...
- acetylene) and an adjacent cation (e.g. Li+, Na+). This interaction is an example of noncovalent bonding between a monopole (cation) and a quadrupole (π system)...
- (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...
- 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...