ionization
Britishnoun
Vocabulary lists containing ionization
Physics - High School
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Earlier work using mass spectrometry indicated that single-electron ionization could help break C-H bonds, but that method could only infer structures in the gas phase and could not isolate solid products.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2025
The EPA further warned that ionization technology has the potential to generate ozone and other potentially harmful byproducts indoors.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2025
It’s located about 1,000 light years from Earth and it’s visible thanks to the ionization of gases by the blue giant star Persei.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2024
"The collision of high-energy charged particles from the pulsar wind with the inflowing matter in the disc increases the ionization level of the disc," the authors wrote.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2023
McMillan perceived the same purple glow as Lawrence through his welders glass, and similarly attributed it to the ionization of atmospheric gas.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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