Question

What does ionized mean?

Answer 1

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$\left(\mathrm{Na}\right)$ and Chloride$\left(\mathrm{Cl}\right)$ ions make Sodium chloride$\left(\mathrm{NaCl}\right)$ salts.
5. In this process Sodium loses one ion to form$\mathbf{\left(}{\mathbf{Na}}^{\mathbf{+}}\mathbf{\right)}$ and that is gained by the Chloride to form the Chloride ion$\left({\mathrm{Cl}}^{-}\right)$ to form the salts.
6. The chemical reaction is as follows.
   $2\mathrm{Na}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)+{\mathrm{Cl}}_2\left(\mathrm{g}\right)\to 2\mathrm{NaCl}\left(\mathrm{s}\right)$