get confused with cathode, cation?

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get confused with cathode, cation?

cat- for both negative and positive?

how to understand the cat- means descent in the words of cathode, cation.

the same thing happen to anode and anion.
Thanks.

2007-11-01 04:03:08 · 2 answers · asked by for2000 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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Just remember that the cathode conducts the cation.
The cation is the positively charged particle, the cathode is the tool with the electricity running through it to conduct and collect or repel the cations.

2007-11-01 04:12:34 · answer #1 · answered by enn 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋

CAThode attracts CATions, ANnode attracts ANions

2007-11-01 04:10:40 · answer #2 · answered by Elninotorres 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋