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[–] Arghblarg@lemmy.ca 25 points 3 days ago (3 children)

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 9 points 3 days ago (2 children)

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 7 points 3 days ago

Listen, I DIDN'T COME HERE TO BE EDUCATED...but I'm enjoying it. Carry on.

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