I don’t get it?
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some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 day ago
ValiantDust@feddit.org 1 day ago
Union-ized as in forming a union vs un-ionized as in not ionized
some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 1 day ago
Aha! Thanks!
Daryl76679@lemmy.ml 1 day ago
The chemist will pronounce it un-ionized, while the plumber will pronounce it union-ized
Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 23 hours ago
Ironically, ionized particles tend to stick together (trying to become neutrally-charged) whereas unionized particles tend not to interact as strongly; so a group of chemists ‘binding’ together to form a union would actually be ‘ionized’ not ‘unionized’ … metaphorically :p
zergtoshi@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
While ionized particles stick to other things, they do not really stick together - at least if they are the same type of particles or rather carry the same type of charge, respectively.
D_C@sh.itjust.works 15 hours ago
Listen, I DIDN’T COME HERE TO BE EDUCATED…but I’m enjoying it. Carry on.
propter_hog@hexbear.net 1 day ago
That’s an easy one: it’s pronounced “unionized”.
wholesomescott@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Haha this made me laugh.
tatterdemalion@programming.dev 22 hours ago
Wouldn’t it be de-ionize?
lauha@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Unionized means particles without charge, i.e. particles with same amount of electrons and protons.
Deionized is something that once had ions and through some process those ions lost their charge.
Correct me if I’m wrong. I am not a chemist
tatterdemalion@programming.dev 19 hours ago
No clue, also not a chemist. I would probably just say “atom” or “neutral molecule” instead.
Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 hours ago
I dunno if it’s right, but I like it 👍
then_three_more@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
Aren’t most plumbers shelf employed though?
painteddoggie@lemmy.world 22 hours ago
Plumber checking in
Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 hours ago
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 21 hours ago
I think de-ionize or de-ionized/de-ionization is the proper term.
BreadOven@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
As a chemist, I somewhat agree. If something was becoming not ionized, I’d say deionization. But generally I’d go with non-ionized.
Lemminary@lemmy.world 19 hours ago
I agree with the professional chemist.