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Cation vs Carbynium - What's the difference?

cation | carbynium |

In context|chemistry|lang=en terms the difference between cation and carbynium

is that cation is (chemistry) the ion in an electrolyzed solution that migrates to the cathode while carbynium is (chemistry) the radical cation h2c + or ony organic derivative of it.

As nouns the difference between cation and carbynium

is that cation is (chemistry) a positively charged ion—opposed to anion while carbynium is (chemistry) the radical cation h2c + or ony organic derivative of it.

cation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) A positively charged ion—opposed to anion.
  • (chemistry) The ion in an electrolyzed solution that migrates to the cathode.
  • Derived terms

    * dication * trication * tetracation

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    carbynium

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (chemistry) The radical cation H2C. + or ony organic derivative of it