Anion

(thing) by ModernAngel (5.9 d) (print) ? I like it! Tue Nov 23 1999 at 7:09:11

(thing) by deadstillstanding (2.3 y) (print) ? I like it! Wed Jan 24 2001 at 15:18:44

Flexable is mostly correct but it is wrong to say that all anions are always nonmetallic.
Anions do not have to be simple, i.e. they can be composed of a number of atoms, e.g. chromate (CrO₄^2-) and in this way it would be incorrect to say that they are either metallic or nonmetallic.
Sorry to be a pedantic asshole but I guess that's what science is all about.

(definition) by Webster 1913 (print) I like it! Tue Dec 21 1999 at 21:48:08

An"i*on (#), n. [Gr. , neut. , p. pr. of to go up; up + to go.] Chem.

An electro-negative element, or the element which, in electro-chemical decompositions, is evolved at the anode; -- opposed to cation.

Faraday.

printable version
chaos

Cation	pH	flavin cofactors	post-translational modification
ambident anion	Inion	Coordination compound naming	@echo off
Alkoxide	F-centre	oxoanion	AE1
acetylcholinesterase	polyatomic ion	minus	ion
Anode	neuroleptic syndrome	Onion	ferrocene
Chemistry	metal	Nonmetallic	Chorion

Y'know, if you log in, you can write something here, or contact authors directly on the site. Create a New User if you don't already have an account.

Login
Password

remember me
password reminder
register

Everything2 Help

Look at this mess the Death Borg made!
Prime ministers of Japan
Limited liability company
Don Quixote
How to tune a guitar
facial expression
Elder Futhark
Escherichia coli
I made an old man cry
Naming operations
Adventures in English Literature
Patrick Stewart
Arrow
Pius IX

FrankThomas
How and why do we (humans) have culture?	(essay)
lee_cad
Isaac	(person)
kalen
downvota	(poetry)
Andrew Aguecheek
Wstfgl	(thing)
ncc05
overheard at IHOP	(event)
calgon
Bottomless	(poetry)
lismaraxt
Ice Theory of The Origin of Life	(idea)
allthetime
Apple Cinnamon Suicide	(idea)
Lucy-S
shovelglove	(idea)
Adaptive Child
Mexican secret sauce	(recipe)
Adaptive Child
nacho libre	(recipe)
TheLady
Iron Man	(review)
Scaevola
Risk in the Roman law of sale	(idea)
semicolon
overheard at IHOP	(event)
choirotey
Violent pickup lines	(idea)

E2 is a by-product of the existence of The Everything Development Company