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unionized

unionized

8.0
A substance not split into charged parts when in a liquid
  • adjective
  • /ˌjuːniˈaɪzd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : no ionizado
  • Many common table salts are unionized, which means they do not break down into ions in water.

OK, so with a known PKA, you measure the pH by measuring the ratio of the ions ionized to the unionized form.

Examples

  • In a chemical solution, substances that are unionized remain neutral and do not conduct electricity.

  • Chemists measured both the ionized and unionized particles in the solution.

  • In this experiment, the acid remained largely unionized in the organic solvent.

  • The drug is absorbed more efficiently in its unionized form.

  • The solution was unionized and stable.

  • Is the solution unionized?

  • Pure water is considered to be unionized because it contains no charged particles.

Synonyms

nonionized
vsunionized
  • Specialized
8.1

A substance that does not split into parts with electric charge

is the same concept expressed with neutral charge wording
nonionic
vsunionized
  • Specialized
7.7

Not forming charged particles in water

is focused on the neutral state in solution not on substance's permanent electrical charge

How Ionized

ionized
  • Specialized
1 7.1
unionized
  • Specialized
8.0

Surface Forms

unionized positive

Morphology

unionized = ionized (transparent) = un + ion + ized

The word 'unionized' is transparently derived from 'ionized' with the prefix 'un-' indicating a reversal of the ionization process.

Etymology

Unionized in chemistry comes from un- 'not' and ion 'charged particle', so it means 'not charged' or neutral in a solution.