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What does ionized mean?


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  1. Ionized or Ionization means the collision of atoms, ions, molecules, or subatomic particles by the action of electromagnetic radiation.
  2. In such a process the atom or molecule acquires the positive and negative charge due to the concurrence of chemical changes.
  3. In simpler words we can say that when a neutral atom acquires an electrical charge either negative or positive such species are called ionized species.
  4. Example: Sodium(Na) and Chloride(Cl) ions make Sodium chloride(NaCl) salts.
  5. In this process Sodium loses one ion to form(Na+) and that is gained by the Chloride to form the Chloride ion(Cl-) to form the salts.
  6. The chemical reaction is as follows.
    2Nas+Cl2g2NaCls

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