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You're right but a lot of times the positive ion is far less reactive and/or more massive than the negative ion. Not so much for OH-. Charge is not the only thi
by gsf_emergency_2 1y ago
You're right but a lot of times the positive ion is far less reactive and/or more massive than the negative ion. Not so much for OH-. Charge is not the only thing that matters.
- thaumasiotes 1y agoWell, in a similar way to how you can't generate a negative ion without simultaneously generating a positive ion... how do you use the negative ion in a reaction without simultaneously using the associated positive ion in the same reaction?
- gsf_emergency_2 1y agoHere's one way https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion-exchange_membrane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ion-exchange_membrane Another, that you might be interested in, but it's more confusing https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton-exchange_membrane https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proton-exchange_membrane
- gsf_emergency_2 1y agoSee the figure https://www.fuelcellstore.com/introduction-ion-exchange-membranes-salt-splitting https://www.fuelcellstore.com/introduction-ion-exchange-memb... Each ion of salt participates in a different reaction