I don’t get it?
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Submitted 2 months ago by Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com to science_memes@mander.xyz
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some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 2 months ago
ValiantDust@feddit.org 2 months ago
Union-ized as in forming a union vs un-ionized as in not ionized
Daryl76679@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
The chemist will pronounce it un-ionized, while the plumber will pronounce it union-ized
Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Are you a scientist or a plumber?
Fuck_u_spez_@sh.itjust.works 5 weeks ago
Yes.
Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 2 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 2 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 2 months ago
Listen, I DIDN’T COME HERE TO BE EDUCATED…but I’m enjoying it. Carry on.
gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 2 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 2 months ago
That’s an easy one: it’s pronounced “unionized”.
wholesomescott@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Haha this made me laugh.
tatterdemalion@programming.dev 2 months ago
Wouldn’t it be de-ionize?
lauha@lemmy.world 2 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 2 months ago
No clue, also not a chemist. I would probably just say “atom” or “neutral molecule” instead.
Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
I dunno if it’s right, but I like it 👍
then_three_more@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Aren’t most plumbers shelf employed though?
painteddoggie@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Plumber checking in
Melatonin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
bdonvr@thelemmy.club 2 months ago
I think de-ionize or de-ionized/de-ionization is the proper term.
BreadOven@lemmy.world 2 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 2 months ago
I agree with the professional chemist.