autoionization
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Meaning
- noun A process by which atoms or molecules spontaneously transition from an electrically neutral state to a lower-energy ionized state
Similar words
autoion autodetachment electron avalanche photoionization ionization energy electroionization photodetachment electroexcitation photoionisation predissociation
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