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Ion Exchange
Ion Exchange (Introduction to soil science · Introduction to Sorption and Ion Exchange) — "Ion exchange is the rapid and reversible swapping of ions in solutio…
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- Ion exchange in soil
- Ion exchange is rapid and reversible.
- Ions in solution swap with oppositely charged sites on soil surfaces.
- Cation exchange
- Cations in solution exchange with cations held on negatively charged surfaces.
- Anion exchange
- Anions exchange at positively charged surfaces.
- Common exchangeable ions
- Cations: H⁺, Al³⁺, Na⁺, K⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, and NH₄⁺.
- Anions: NO₃⁻, SO₄²⁻, and Cl⁻.
