complex ion

noun

, Chemistry.

1. a charged complex. Compare complex ( def 10 ).

Example Sentences

In such cases it is extremely likely that an ion of the salt in question forms a complex ion with a component of the solution.

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In that case the salts would be called "complex" salts, salts of a complex ion, MgCl3.

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This result agrees with the conception that two molecules of ammonia combine with one silver ion to form a complex ion.

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The complex ion is not perfectly stable and so the action is a reversible one, as indicated in the equation.

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