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interionic

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[in-ter-ahy-on-ik] / ˌɪn tər aɪˈɒn ɪk /

adjective

  1. between ions.


Etymology

Origin of interionic

First recorded in 1900–05; inter- + ionic


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They suggested that although interionic attraction in an aqueous solution is very greatly reduced by solvation of the ions and the insulating action of the polar solvent, it is not completely nullified.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

Thus, Al2O3 would have a shorter interionic distance than Al2Se3, and Al2O3 would have the larger lattice energy.

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Ions become more and more widely separated the more dilute the solution, and the residual interionic attractions become less and less.

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The water molecules surround individual K+ and Cl− ions, reducing the strong interionic forces that bind the ions together and letting them move off into solution as solvated ions, as Figure 11.7 shows.

From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019

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