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Dictionary of Environmental Health

ion

An electrically charged atom or group of atoms. This effect is usually occasioned by the loss of one or more electrons, the process being known as ionisation.

See also: ANION; CATION

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Ion from Dictionary of Environmental Health. ISBN: 0-203-16591-8. Published: 2003–07–18. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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