Periodic Paralysis Association Electrolytes See the Links section at the bottom of the page.
Electrolytes are chemical compounds.
More specifically, they are metals. Rarely are they found in their elemental form in nature. Or potassium phosphate, rather than just potassium, or phosphorus. In the human body these ions conduct the electrical energy needed to maintain internal balance, or homeostasis. Because all membranes are selective about what can enter and exit the cell, ICF and ECF compartments hold concentrations of different types of electrolytes.