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  2. Chemical polarity - Wikipedia

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    Two charges are present with a negative charge in the middle (red shade), and a positive charge at the ends (blue shade). In chemistry , polarity is a separation of electric charge leading to a molecule or its chemical groups having an electric dipole moment , with a negatively charged end and a positively charged end.

  3. Neutral buoyancy - Wikipedia

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    Balance of forces on objects with negative, neutral and positive buoyancy A neutrally buoyant diver does not need to fin to maintain depth. In scuba diving, the ability to maintain neutral buoyancy through controlled breathing, accurate weighting, and management of the buoyancy compensator is an important skill. A scuba diver maintains neutral ...

  4. Negative air ions - Wikipedia

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    When subjected to shear force, this part will form negative ions with crystal water and be released into the air. [14] Lightning strike method : The atmosphere itself is a huge electric field. Positive and negative charges will accumulate above and below the clouds.

  5. Electronegativity - Wikipedia

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    Electrostatic potential map of a water molecule, where the oxygen atom has a more negative charge (red) than the positive (blue) hydrogen atoms. Electronegativity, symbolized as χ, is the tendency for an atom of a given chemical element to attract shared electrons (or electron density) when forming a chemical bond. [1]

  6. Ionization - Wikipedia

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    Adiabatic ionization is a form of ionization in which an electron is removed from or added to an atom or molecule in its lowest energy state to form an ion in its lowest energy state. [ 16 ] The Townsend discharge is a good example of the creation of positive ions and free electrons due to ion impact.

  7. Ion - Wikipedia

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    An ion that has more electrons than protons, giving it a net negative charge, is named an anion, and a minus indication "Anion (−)" indicates the negative charge. With a cation it is just the opposite: it has fewer electrons than protons, giving it a net positive charge, hence the indication "Cation (+)".

  8. Double layer (surface science) - Wikipedia

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    The first layer, the surface charge (either positive or negative), consists of ions which are adsorbed onto the object due to chemical interactions. The second layer is composed of ions attracted to the surface charge via the Coulomb force, electrically screening the first layer. This second layer is loosely associated with the object.

  9. Electron affinity - Wikipedia

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    Generally, nonmetals have more positive E ea than metals. Atoms whose anions are more stable than neutral atoms have a greater E ea. Chlorine most strongly attracts extra electrons; neon most weakly attracts an extra electron. The electron affinities of the noble gases have not been conclusively measured, so they may or may not have slightly ...