Ions
the components into which an The one, the anion (the electro-negative component-e. g., chlo "against" the current (in its conventional direction in the circuit), and is deposited on or chemically attacks the anode or positive electrode; the other, the cation (the electro-positive component-e. g., copper), travels "with" the current to the cathode-e. g., to the spoons in the plating bath. See ELECTRICITY. aces the traditional birth-places plating bath. See ELECTRICITY. IOS (ïos), an island in the AEgean Sea , one of th of Homer. His mother was born here, according to the ancients, and the poet's grave was likewise assigned to the island.