Help students realize that 1 calcium ion bonds with 2 chloride ions to form calcium chloride (CaCl 2), which is neutral. Some atoms gain or lose more than 1 electron. Calcium loses 2 electrons when it ...

At the molecular level, biological activities involve the transport of ions in a system. Here the authors demonstrate an ‘electron battery’ by inverting the configuration of a traditional Li ...

Ball-and-chain inactivation of ion channels visualized by cryo-electron microscopy Date: March 18, 2020 Source: Weill Cornell Medicine Summary: Ion channels, which allow potassium and sodium ions ...