Ionization vs. Disassociation — What's the Difference?

Ionization or ionisation is the process by which an atom or a molecule acquires a negative or positive charge by gaining or losing electrons, often in conjunction with other chemical changes. The resulting electrically charged atom or molecule is called an ion.

To remove from association; dissociate.

The formation of or separation into ions by heat, electrical discharge, radiation, or chemical reaction.

Dissociation.

The state of being ionized.

The state of being unconnected in memory or imagination;

Any process that leads to the dissociation of a neutral atom or molecule into charged particles ions; the state of being ionized.

A state in which some integrated part of a person's life becomes separated from the rest of the personality and functions independently

The process of converting neutral atoms or molecules into ions. The process may occur by dissolving an ionic substance in a dissociating solvent, such as water, or by adding or subtracting an electron to or from an atom or molecule. The latter process occurs, for example, in an electron beam in a mass spectrometer and by interaction of substances with ionizing radiation.

The condition of being dissociated into ions (as by heat or radiation or chemical reaction or electrical discharge);

The process of ionizing; the formation of ions by separating atoms or molecules or radicals or by adding or subtracting electrons from atoms by strong electric fields in a gas