Ionization
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Ionization or ionisation is the process by which an atom or a molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining or losing electrons, often in conjunction with other chemical changes. The resu
The solar wind moving through the magnetosphere alters the movements of charged particles in the Earth's thermosphere or exosphere, and the resulting ionization of these particles causes them to emit light of varying color, thus forming auroras near the polar regions.
Electromagnetic radiation
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In physics, electromagnetic radiation or an electromagnetic wave is a self-propagating wave of the electromagnetic field that carries momentum and radiant energy through space. It encompasses a broad
Ionization
…with subatomic particles, collisions with other atoms, molecules, electrons, positrons, protons, antiprotons, and ions, or through the interaction with electromagnetic radiation. Heterolytic bond cleavage and heterolytic substitution reactions can result in the formation of ion pairs. Ionization can occur through radioactive…
James Clerk Maxwell (1831–1879)
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