Text: The charged particles [or ions] which appear at the cathode or move toward it through the electrolyte of an electrolytic cell. Positive Charge: having a deficiency of electrons. Encyclopedia article (Electric charge) Electric charge, Q, is a measurement of the elementary charge held by an object. The unit of measurement is the coulomb, which represents 6.24 x 10^18 elementary charges. Q is a fundamental conserved property of matter. (continued at Wikipedia)

See Also: ION

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