As nouns the difference between ion and electrovalency
is that ion is ion (electrically charged atom) while electrovalency is (physics) the net electric charge on an ion.
ion
Noun
(
en noun)
An atom or group of atoms bearing an electrical charge such as the sodium and chlorine atoms in a salt solution.
Derived terms
* anion
* autoion
* byion
* cation
* coion
* counterion
* gegenion
* ionic
* ionise, ionize
* ionogenic
* ionome
* macroion
* microion
* multiion
* nebenion
* photoion
* polyion
* sulphion
* thermion
electrovalency
Alternative forms
* electrovalence
Noun
(electrovalencies)
(physics) The net electric charge on an ion.
(chemistry) The number of electrons gained or lost during the formation of an ionic bond.
Related terms
* electrovalent