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An atom or molecular entity carrying a net electric charge because its total number of electrons differs from its total nuclear charge.
wp-physics-ioniupac-ioniupac-ionizationEach relation below ends at this concept.
This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Removing electrons from, or attaching electrons to, an atom produces an atomic ion.
A physical process transforms the source into, or produces, the target under the conditions stated in the edge detail.
iupac-ionizationiupac-atomwp-physics-ioniupac-ionwp-physics-atomThis is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Ions are charged chemical species, whether atomic or molecular.
The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.
wp-chem-stoichiometryopenstax-chemistry-2eiupac-gold-bookThis is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Electrolytic dissociation or ionization forms solvated ionic species whose equilibrium populations, mobilities, pairing, and reactions determine electrolyte behavior.
A physical process transforms the source into, or produces, the target under the conditions stated in the edge detail.
wp-chem-solutionopenstax-chemistry-2eiupac-solubility-dataiupac-gold-bookThis is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Ionization by removing one or more electrons from a neutral atom or molecule produces a positive ion and free electron(s); electron attachment is a distinct process that can produce a negative ion.
A physical process transforms the source into, or produces, the target under the conditions stated in the edge detail.
wp-physics-ioniupac-ionwp-physics-ionization_processiupac-ionizationThis is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
A mass-spectrometric workflow ionizes analyte species before separating and detecting the resulting gas-phase ions; the ionization method can fragment, adduct, or otherwise alter what is observed.
A physical process transforms the source into, or produces, the target under the conditions stated in the edge detail.
wp-chem-analytical-chemistryiupac-orange-booknist-chemistry-webbookThis is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Removing an electron from, or attaching an electron to, a molecule produces a molecular ion.
A physical process transforms the source into, or produces, the target under the conditions stated in the edge detail.
iupac-ioniupac-ionizationiupac-moleculewp-physics-ionwp-physics-moleculeEach relation below starts at this concept.
This is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Anions have negative net charge.
The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.
wp-physics-ioniupac-ionThis is an authored directed relation from the source endpoint to the target endpoint.
Cations have positive net charge.
The target is a member or subtype of the broader source class.
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