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Ion

Term · Nuclear energy and radiation · MLC-T-NUC-000254

(1) An atom that has too many or too few electrons, causing it to have an electrical charge, and therefore, be chemically active. (2) An electron that is not associated (in orbit) with a nucleus.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-NUC-000254
FieldNuclear energy and radiation
ReferencesNRC Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-NUC-000254",
  "term": "Ion",
  "field": "Nuclear energy and radiation",
  "definition": "(1) An atom that has too many or too few electrons, causing it to have an electrical charge, and therefore, be chemically active. (2) An electron that is not associated (in orbit) with a nucleus.",
  "references": [
    "NRC Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/nuclear/ion/"
}

Record 254 of 555 in Nuclear energy and radiation terminology (MLC-0119). Request the full dataset.