complex ion
Americannoun
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It has been found that many metals plate out as a smoother, more uniform, better-looking, and more adherent surface when plated from a bath containing the metal as a complex ion.
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The solubility of ionic compounds may also be increased when dissolution is coupled to the formation of a complex ion.
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The equilibrium constant for the reaction between a metal ion and ligands produces a complex ion called a formation constant; for the reverse reaction, it is called a dissociation constant.
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When precipitating a metal from solution, it is necessary to avoid an excess of hydroxide ion, as this may lead to complex ion formation as discussed later in this chapter.
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The phosphates contain phosphorus in the same proportion as the phosphides, but this phosphorus is harmlessly entangled in the complex ion PO4---, whose properties are absolutely different from those of the ion P---.
From The Mechanism of Life by Leduc, Stéphane
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