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ion or not?
« on: April 15, 2013, 09:35:23 AM »
A Hydrogen atom can be ionized as:-
H  -->  H+  +  e-
Should I consider both these charged particles as ions or just H+ is an ion in this equation?

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Re: ion or not?
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2013, 10:04:37 AM »
What is the definition of an ion?
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Re: ion or not?
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2013, 10:07:32 AM »
What is the definition of an ion?
I think any charged particle is an ion

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Re: ion or not?
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2013, 10:27:42 AM »
I think any charged particle is an ion

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