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AUTO-IONIZATION [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-10-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Electrolysis (Electrokinetics)
- Electrochemistry
- Atomic Physics
- Chemistry
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Auger effect
1, record 1, English, Auger%20effect
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- autoionization 2, record 1, English, autoionization
correct
- auto-ionization 3, record 1, English, auto%2Dionization
correct
- self-ionization 4, record 1, English, self%2Dionization
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The radiationless transition of an electron in an atom from a discrete electronic level to an ionized continuous level of the same energy. 1, record 1, English, - Auger%20effect
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"Auto-ionization" occurs when an internally supra-excited atom or molecular variety loses an electron spontaneously without further interaction with an energy source. 3, record 1, English, - Auger%20effect
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Électrolyse (Électrocinétique)
- Électrochimie
- Physique atomique
- Chimie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- auto-ionisation
1, record 1, French, auto%2Dionisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- effet Auger 2, record 1, French, effet%20Auger
correct, masculine noun
- autoionisation 3, record 1, French, autoionisation
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Émission d'un électron par un atome, [...] accompagnée du remplissage d'un vide sur une couche electronique interne. 3, record 1, French, - auto%2Dionisation
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'action de l'eau a bien été mise en évidence par cryoscopie : les premières additions ne font varier qu'assez peu le point de fusion [...]; elles font apparaître en effet des ions H2SO4-, qui rétrogradent l'auto-ionisation par déplacement de l'équilibre. 1, record 1, French, - auto%2Dionisation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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