A cation refers to an atom or a group of atoms that bear one or multiple positive electric charges. An anion refers to an atom or a group of atoms that bear one or multiple negative electric charges.

Chemists have found that the all-cis isomer of hexafluorocyclohexane, a molecule that made headlines last year for being the most polar aliphatic compound known, is capable of binding both cations and ...

The New Philadelphia Science Club is back with another science question in The Times-Reporter. Each week a new science-related question will be given, and everyone is invited to participate by either ...

Cations can be identified with flame tests or precipitate tests using sodium hydroxide and ammonia solutions. Anions (halide, sulfate, and carbonate ions) can be identified using precipitate tests or ...

A unique phenomenon of mitochondria-targeted protonophores is described. lt consists in a transmembrane H⁺-conducting fatty acid cycling mediated by penetrating cations such as 10-(6'-plastoquinonyl) ...

A new technical paper titled “Using both faces of polar semiconductor wafers for functional devices” was published by researchers at Cornell University and Polish Academy of Sciences. Find the ...

Ion exchange (IEX) chromatography is a technique that is commonly used in biomolecule purification. It involves the separation of molecules on the basis of their charge. This technique exploits the ...

Scientists know some of the broad strokes for how life emerged from primordial Earth, but digging into the processes that ...