Concept
Cation Exchange
Introduction to Soil Science / Introduction to Sorption and Ion Exchange
"Cation exchange prevents positively charged nutrients from being rapidly washed away with water while keeping them available for later plant uptake. Plant roots release hydrogen ions and carbonic-acid-derived hydrogen ions that exchange with nutrient cations on soil surfaces. The released nutrients then return to soil solution and can move toward plant roots."
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