Mesh term Electrolytes
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Description
Substances that dissociate into two or more ions, to some extent, in water. Solutions of electrolytes thus conduct an electric current and can be decomposed by it (ELECTROLYSIS). (Grant and Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)Browse to child terms:
Ions
Polyelectrolytes
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