ionization state
41Ion — Cation and Anion redirect here. For the particle physics/quantum computing concept, see Anyon. For other uses, see Ion (disambiguation). Hydrogen atom (center) contains a single proton and a single electron. Removal of the electron gives a cation …
42Acid dissociation constant — Acetic acid, a weak acid, donates a proton (hydrogen ion, high …
43nebula — nebular, adj. /neb yeuh leuh/, n., pl. nebulae / lee , luy /, nebulas. 1. Astron. a. Also called diffuse nebula. a cloud of interstellar gas and dust. Cf. dark nebula, emission nebula, reflection nebula …
44mass spectrometry — or mass spectroscopy Analytic technique by which chemical substances are identified by sorting gaseous ions by mass using electric and magnetic fields. A mass spectrometer uses electrical means to detect the sorted ions, while a mass spectrograph …
45boron group element — ▪ chemical elements Introduction any of the five chemical elements constituting Group 13 (IIIa) of the periodic (periodic law) table (see Figure >). The elements are boron (B), aluminum (Al), gallium (Ga), indium (In), an …
46Smoke detector — A smoke detector is a device that detects smoke, typically as an indicator of fire. Commercial, industrial, and mass residential devices issue a signal to a fire alarm system, while household detectors, known as smoke alarms, generally issue a… …
47DART ion source — A capsule being analyzed is held in the sample chamber between the DART ion source (right) and the spectrometer inlet (cone on left). DART (Direct Analysis in Real Time) is an atmospheric pressure ion source that instantaneously ionizes gases,… …
48Metalloid —   13 14 15 16 17   2  B Boron …
49oxidation–reduction reaction — ▪ chemical reaction Introduction also called redox reaction any chemical reaction in which the oxidation number of a participating chemical species changes. The term covers a large and diverse body of processes. Many oxidation– reduction… …
50sun — sunlike, adj. /sun/, n., v., sunned, sunning. n. 1. (often cap.) the star that is the central body of the solar system, around which the planets revolve and from which they receive light and heat: its mean distance from the earth is about 93… …
