Cay Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Okay first post and i am totally confused. Looking at the cation exchange, how does the plant root which is negatively charged, get the cations which are positively charged (Ca, Fe, K ect...), that have bonded not to the plant root, but has bonded to the negatively charge clay and organic matter particles? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chemist Posted May 28, 2009 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Hello, These might be some useful links to start with: - http://www.soilminerals.com/Cation_Exchange_Simplified.htm - http://hubcap.clemson.edu/~blpprt/bobweb/BOBWEB23.HTM and - http://soils.tfrec.wsu.edu/webnutritiongood/soilprops/04CEC.htm hope this helps.. Good luck. : ) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cay Posted May 28, 2009 Author Share Posted May 28, 2009 Thank you for that. It is what i thought it must be. It's very clever how it works. Caley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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