anion

ion having a negative charge
ChemicalSubstance structural_class_of_chemical_entities Q107968
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anion

Summary

anion is a structural class of chemical entities[1]. anion draws 392 Wikipedia views per month (structural_class_of_chemical_entities category, ranking #137 of 1,029).[2]

Key Facts

  • anion's instance of is recorded as structural class of chemical entities[3].
  • anion is a type of ion[4].
  • anion is part of anion binding[5].
  • anion is part of anion transmembrane transport[6].
  • anion is part of anion transport[7].
  • anion is part of anion transmembrane transporter activity[8].
  • anion is part of folate:anion antiporter activity[9].
  • anion is part of potassium ion antiporter activity[10].
  • anion is part of solute:anion antiporter activity[11].
  • anion is part of cellular anion homeostasis[12].
  • anion is part of anion homeostasis[13].
  • anion is part of orotate:anion antiporter activity[14].
  • anion is part of bicarbonate:anion antiporter activity[15].
  • anion's Commons category is recorded as Anions[16].
  • anion is the opposite of cation[17].
  • anion's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anions[18].
  • anion's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[19].
  • anion's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[20].

Why It Matters

anion draws 392 Wikipedia views per month (structural_class_of_chemical_entities category, ranking #137 of 1,029).[2] anion has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] anion is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Compendium of Chemical Terminology. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Compendium of Chemical Terminology. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Gene Ontology release 2019-11-16. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Gene Ontology release 2020-05-02. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Topic's main category Category:Anions
    Subclass of
    Opposite of cation
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 27229, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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