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Cation Exchange

process in which cations in solution are exchanged for other cations from an ion exchanger.

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Ion Exchanger: a permanent, insoluble material which contains ions that will exchange reversibly with other ions in a surrounding solution. Both cation and anion exchangers are used in water conditioning.
Ion: an atom, or group of atoms which function as a unit, and has a positive or negative electrical charge, due to the gain or loss of of one or more electrons.