ionize
Make atoms charged
To ionize is to convert atoms or molecules into ions by adding or removing electrons.
Radiation ionizes air.
Salt ionizes when dissolved in water—it separates into charged particles.
The process is central to chemistry, physics, and technology: ionized gas, ionizing radiation.
An ionizer is a device that charges air particles, supposedly for purification.
Electrified matter state
- fusionJoining into unity
- tokamakPlasma confinement device
- coronaStar's outermost atmosphere
- auroraAtmospheric light display
ionosphere · magnetosphere · fluorescent · lightning · stellar · nebula · interstellar · thermosphere
Negative subatomic particle
- protonPositive nuclear particle
- cationPositively charged ion
- anionNegatively charged ion
- valenceCombining power measure
orbital · isotope · nucleus · neutron · hydrogen · helium · oxygen · nitrogen
Cost or accusation
- currentDirected flow of charge
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- electrodeConductive interface point
- anodeOxidation electrode
cathode · electrostatic · polarity · positive · negative · coulomb · capacitance · conductance
Highest-energy electromagnetic wave
- ultravioletWavelengths shorter than violet
- photonElectromagnetic radiation unit
- radioactiveEmitting nuclear decay particles
- dosimeterExposure measurement device
radiolysis · photoionization · excitation · emission · absorption
Conductive dissolved substance
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- aqueousPertaining to liquid solutions
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
- baseSupporting bottom structure
salt · pH · electrolysis · solution · solute · solvent · conductivity · redox
plasma
Electrified matter state
aurora · ionosphere · magnetosphere · fluorescent · lightning · stellar · nebula · interstellar · thermosphere · arc-lamp
electron
Negative subatomic particle
valence · orbital · isotope · nucleus · neutron · hydrogen · helium · oxygen · nitrogen · carbon
charge
Cost or accusation
- currentDirected flow of charge
- voltageElectrical potential difference
- electrodeConductive interface point
anode · cathode · electrostatic · polarity · positive · negative · coulomb · capacitance · conductance · galvanic
gamma-ray
Highest-energy electromagnetic wave
- ultravioletWavelengths shorter than violet
- photonElectromagnetic radiation unit
- radioactiveEmitting nuclear decay particles
dosimeter · radiolysis · photoionization · excitation · emission · absorption
electrolyte
Conductive dissolved substance
- dissociationMental separation from surroundings
- aqueousPertaining to liquid solutions
- acidLow-pH chemical compound
base · salt · pH · electrolysis · solution · solute · solvent · conductivity · redox · oxidation
- ionic bondElectrostatic attraction between ions
- ionizing radiationElectron-displacing electromagnetic energy
- Ionic columnArchitectural support with scrolls
- Ionic orderColumn style with volutes
- ionic bondingElectrostatic attraction between ions
- ionized gasElectrically charged atomic matter
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