chargeexchange
nounUK /ˈtʃɑːdʒɪksˌtʃeɪndʒ/
US /ˈtʃɑːrdʒɪksˌtʃeɪndʒ/
Charge exchange is when a particle takes an electron from another particle and they swap charges.
In the plasma, charge exchange between ions and neutral atoms produced a stream of fast neutral particles.
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2. In chemistry, the swapping of ions between two compounds in solution.
The charge exchange between the two salts formed a new precipitate.
3. A process in which a fast ion grabs an electron from a slow atom, becoming neutral.
Charge exchange with the background gas slowed the ion beam.
4. The transfer of electric charge between two touching surfaces.
Static charge exchange between the balloon and the wall made it stick.