ionized (Amer.)
adj.
converted into ions (also ionised)
ionize (Amer.)
v.
convert into ions, separate into ions; produce ions in a solution (also ionise)
Ionization
Ionization is the
physical process of converting an
atom or
molecule into an
ion by changing the difference between the number of
protons and
electrons. This process works slightly differently depending on whether an ion with a positive or a negative
electric charge is being produced. A positive electric charge is produced when an electron bond to an atom or molecule absorbs enough energy from an external source to escape from the
electric potential barrier that originally confined it, where the amount of energy required is called the
Ionization potential. A negative electric charge is produced when a free electron collides with an atom and is subsequently caught inside the electric potential barrier, releasing any excess energy.
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ionized
Adjective
1. converted totally or partly into ions
(synonym) ionised
(antonym) nonionized, nonionised, unionized, unionised, nonionic
(similar) ionizing, ionising
ionize
Verb
1. become converted into ions
(synonym) ionise
(hypernym) change
(verb-group) ionise
(derivation) ionization, ionisation
(classification) physical chemistry
2. convert into ions
(synonym) ionise
(hypernym) change state, turn
(verb-group) ionise
(derivation) ionization, ionisation
(classification) physical chemistry
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