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base cations

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-002761

Positively charged ions such as magnesium, sodium, potassium, and calcium that increase pH of water (make it less acidic) when released to solution through mineral weathering and exchange reactions.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-002761
FieldEnvironment
SubjectAir
ReferencesAcid Rain Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-002761",
  "term": "base cations",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Positively charged ions such as magnesium, sodium, potassium, and calcium that increase pH of water (make it less acidic) when released to solution through mineral weathering and exchange reactions.",
  "subject": "Air",
  "references": [
    "Acid Rain Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/base-cations/"
}

Record 2,761 of 30,736 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.