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Offline vixter101

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Is a solution of ions always balanced?
« on: March 16, 2009, 02:00:36 AM »
In a solution that contains ions, does the number of cations always equal the number of anions? (Or, at least, are the numbers of each type of ion usually equal in a solution?)
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Re: Is a solution of ions always balanced?
« Reply #1 on: March 16, 2009, 02:45:19 AM »
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(Or, at least, are the numbers of each type of ion usually equal in a solution?)
THe sum of negatice and positive charges are equal!
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Re: Is a solution of ions always balanced?
« Reply #2 on: March 16, 2009, 03:51:37 AM »
Quote from: vixter101 on March 16, 2009, 02:00:36 AM
In a solution that contains ions, does the number of cations always equal the number of anions? (Or, at least, are the numbers of each type of ion usually equal in a solution?)

Think AlCl3, Na2SO4, K3PO4, Fe2(SO4)3 and so on...
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