Concept information
Preferred term
autoionization
Definition
- Autoionization is a process by which an atom or a molecule in an excited state spontaneously emits one of the outer-shell electrons, thus going from a state with charge Z to a state with charge Z + 1, for example from an electrically neutral state to a singly ionized state. (Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autoionization)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- autoionisation
In other languages
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French
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/MDL-CDSZWZWW-7
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