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Six example sentences with cation, each labelled with its topic.
Sodium loses one electron and travels as a cation, which is why table salt splits so readily in water.
Science
Cardiac cells depend on a calcium cation crossing the membrane before each contraction can begin.
Medicine
Clay particles hold every cation the soil offers, which is why sandy fields lose fertilizer after one heavy rain.
Environment
Inside a lithium battery each cation shuttles from one electrode to the other as the phone charges and discharges.
Technology
Tofu sets when a calcium cation bridges the soy proteins, turning warm soy milk into a firm block within minutes.
Cooking
Sweat carries away the sodium cation, which is why long runs call for salt as well as water.
Fitness
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