ionized

Made electrically charged

Ionized describes atoms or molecules that have gained or lost electrons, giving them an electrical charge.

Ionized gas conducts electricity; ionized air around a lightning strike creates that distinctive smell.

In medicine, ionized calcium is the biologically active form circulating in blood.

The radiation ionized the surrounding atmosphere.

atomic

electron

Negative subatomic particle

  • protonPositive nuclear particle
  • neutronUncharged nuclear particle
  • atomElement's smallest unit

orbital · valence · charge · isotope · molecule · nucleus · shell · excitation · photoelectric · stripped

plasma

corona

Star's outermost atmosphere

solar · discharge · fluorescent · glow · arc · neon · argon · helium · xenon · krypton

spectroscopy

emission

Discharged substance or act

wavelength · excitation · luminescence · mass · spectrometer · chromatography · detector · analysis · lines · signature

electricity

electrode

Conductive interface point

current · conductor · volt · ampere · ohm · resistor · capacitor · circuit · galvanic · faraday

atmosphere

ionosphere

Charged upper atmospheric layer

  • radiationEnergy propagation through space
  • cosmicPertaining to the universe
  • ozoneTriatomic oxygen allotrope

ultraviolet · stratosphere · charged · solar · magnetic · shielding · layer · altitude · radio · propagation

chemistry

electrolyte

Conductive dissolved substance

acidic · alkaline · salt · solution · aqueous · redox · oxidation · reduction · electrochemistry · reaction

Categories
Opposites
electrical charge state

ionizedneutral

Not favoring any side

un-ionized · nonionic · uncharged · unionized · deionized

chemical reactivity/stability

ionizedstable

Secure and unchanging

inert · unreactive · bound · intact

atomic/molecular transformation

ionizedneutral

Not favoring any side

atomic · molecular · intact · unaltered · bound

Phrases
Family

ionization, ionizer, ionize, ionizing, deionize, ionizes, deionization, ionizations, deionizing

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