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Ion
An ion is an electrically charged atom or molecule. Negatively charged ions are known as anions (which are attracted to anodes) while positively charged ions are known as cations (which are attracted to cathodes). (Cation is pronounced "cat eye on", not "kay shun".)
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Scientific fields
In chemistry, an ion is an electrically charged molecule or atom that has gained or lost electrons from its normal complement in a process known as ionization.
In physics, completely ionized atomic nuclei, such as those in alpha radiation, are more commonly called charged particles. Ionization is usually performed by the application of high energy to atoms, in the form of electrical voltage or by high-energy radiation. An ionized gas is called plasma.
History
Ions were first theorized by Michael Faraday around 1830, to describe the portions of molecules that travel either to an anion or to a cation. However, the mechanism by which this was achieved was not described until 1884 by Svante August Arrhenius in his doctoral dissertation to the University of Uppsala. His theory was initially not accepted (he got his degree with a minimum passing grade) but he won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1903 for the same dissertation.
Analysis
For single atoms in a vacuum, there are physical constants associated with the process of ionization. The energy needed to remove electrons from an atom is called the ionization energy, or ionization potential. These terms are also used to describe ionization of molecules and solids, but the values are not constant because ionization can be affected by the local chemistry, geometry, and temperature.
Ionization energies decrease down a group of the Periodic Table, and increase left-to-right across a period. These trends are exact opposite of the atomic radius periodic trends. Electrons in smaller atoms are attracted more strongly to the nucleus, therefore the ionization energy is greater. In larger atoms, the electrons are not held as strongly so the required ionization energy is lesser.
Element
First
Second
Third
Fourth
Fifth
Sixth
Seventh
Na
496
4560
Mg
738
1450
7730
Al
577
1816
2744
11,600
Si
786
1577
3228
4354
16,100
P
1060
1890
2905
4950
6270
21,200
S
999
2260
3375
4565
6950
8490
11,000
Cl
1256
2295
3850
5160
6560
9360
11,000
Ar
1520
2665
3945
5770
7230
8780
12,000
Successive Ionization Energies in kJ/mol
The first ionization energy is the energy required to remove one electron, the second to remove two electrons, and so on. The successive ionization energies are always greater than the previous, and a certain nth ionization energy will be significantly larger than the rest. For this reason, ions tend to form with in certain ways. For example, sodium is found as Na+, but not usually Na2+ due to the large amount of ionization energy required. Likewise, magnesium is found as Mg2+, but not Mg3+ and aluminum may exist as an Al3+ cation.
Greeks
The word "ion" is from Greek ion, present participle of ienai "go", thus "a goer". "Anion" and "cation" mean "up-goer" and "down-goer", and "anode" and "cathode" are "way up" and "way down" (hodos = road, way).
In Greek mythology, Ion was a son of Xuthus and Creusa. He founded the Ionian race and became a king of Athens.
Other
The term is used for an element of the Plato texts, and a Window manager.
External links
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