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Electrolyte vs Electron - What's the difference?

electrolyte | electron |

As nouns the difference between electrolyte and electron

is that electrolyte is a substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts electricity while electron is the subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.

electrolyte

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (chemistry) a substance that, in solution or when molten, ionizes and conducts electricity
  • (physiology) any of the various ions (such as sodium or chloride) that regulate the electric charge on cells and the flow of water across their membranes
  • electron

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (particle) The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity.
  • (chemistry, obsolete) Alloys of magnesium and other metals, like aluminum or zinc, that were manufactured by the German company Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron.
  • See also

    * neutron * proton * (wikipedia "electron") ----