The gamma rays strip electrons from the molecules in the surrounding air, and the resulting free electrons lose energy and readily attach to oxygen molecules to create elevated levels of negatively charged
oxygen ions around the radioactive materials.
Not exact matches
Because black holes can not be observed directly, Schulze's team instead measured emissions from
oxygen ions [O III]
around the black hole and accretion disk to determine the radiative efficiency; i.e. how much energy matter releases as it falls into the black hole.
The catalyst acts as a chemical handler, shuffling
around the water molecules» assets — electrons, hydrogen
ions (protons), and
oxygen atoms — to get the reaction to happen.
Abundant in nature, especially
around waterfalls and the ocean, and in forests, negative
ions are
oxygen atoms with negatively - charged electrons.