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Excitation vs Ionisation - What's the difference?

excitation | ionisation |

As nouns the difference between excitation and ionisation

is that excitation is the act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening while ionisation is ionization / ionisation.

excitation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • The act of exciting or putting in motion; the act of rousing up or awakening.
  • The act of producing excitement (stimulation); also, the excitement produced.
  • (physiology) The activity produced in an organ, tissue, or part, such as a nerve cell, as a result of stimulation
  • (physics) The change in state as an excited state is formed by the absorption of a quantum of energy

    • Derived terms

    * excitation energy * excitation function

    Anagrams

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    ionisation

    English

    (wikipedia ionisation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
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