I don’t get it?
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Submitted 10 months ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to science_memes@mander.xyz
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some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 10 months ago
ValiantDust@feddit.org 10 months ago
Union-ized as in forming a union vs un-ionized as in not ionized
Daryl76679@lemmy.ml 10 months ago
The chemist will pronounce it un-ionized, while the plumber will pronounce it union-ized
Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
Are you a scientist or a plumber?
Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
Yes.
Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 10 months 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 10 months 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 10 months ago
Listen, I DIDN’T COME HERE TO BE EDUCATED…but I’m enjoying it. Carry on.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 10 months ago
society is a material held together by the attraction between male and female, and that’s how we build a community or sth
propter_hog@hexbear.net 10 months ago
That’s an easy one: it’s pronounced “unionized”.
wholesomescott@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Haha this made me laugh.
tatterdemalion@programming.dev 10 months ago
Wouldn’t it be de-ionize?
lauha@lemmy.world 10 months 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 10 months ago
No clue, also not a chemist. I would probably just say “atom” or “neutral molecule” instead.
Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
I dunno if it’s right, but I like it 👍
then_three_more@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Aren’t most plumbers shelf employed though?
painteddoggie@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Plumber checking in
Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 months ago
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 10 months ago
I think de-ionize or de-ionized/de-ionization is the proper term.
BreadOven@lemmy.world 10 months 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 10 months ago
I agree with the professional chemist.