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Ion vs Electrovalency - What's the difference?

ion | electrovalency |

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

English

(wikipedia 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

    English

    (wikipedia 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