How to Use ion in a Sentence

ion

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  • The solid would bear the loads and the liquid would help ions move between the electrodes.
    — Daniel Oberhaus, Popular Mechanics, 8 May 2023
  • It’s got a tachymeter bezel with a slick blue ion finish which adds a sporty and stylish touch to this watch.
    — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
  • Its qubits can be fashioned of many things, such as ions, photons, and atoms.
    — Byadrian Cho, science.org, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The hard water gets filtered through resin in the softener, which then adds in salt ions.
    — Brittany Vanderbill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 July 2023
  • After a quick read of the user guide, I was well versed on the functions of its cool shot button and the ion button too.
    — Harper's BAZAAR, 18 Jan. 2023
  • The dryer has three heat settings, two speeds, a cool shot button and an ion switch to boost smoothness.
    — Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2023
  • The standard leaching relies on the flow of an ion-rich solution through the ore to move the rare earth elements out of it.
    — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2022
  • It’s also equipped with the world’s lightest lithium-ion eFoil battery, the Flitecell Nano, which weighs a scant 14 pounds.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 25 Jan. 2023
  • Aside from the power drill, the set includes two lithium ion batteries, a charger, and a nifty tool bag.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
  • So, maybe lithium-ion batteries aren't the best option.
    — Rhett Allain, WIRED, 16 Dec. 2022
  • And now a race is on to collect and recycle used lithium-ion batteries.
    — Kellen Browning, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
  • The brush also runs on a long-lasting lithium ion battery which requires less charging to get your teeth and braces sparkling clean.
    — Sarah Bradley, Verywell Health, 23 Feb. 2023
  • Officials believe a lithium ion battery may have caused the fire.
    — Gina Martinez, CBS News, 25 Jan. 2023
  • When these ions and electrons slam into Earth’s atmosphere, they’re drawn to the north and south magnetic poles.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2023
  • China refines 95% of the world’s supply of cobalt, a metal used in lithium-ion batteries.
    — Carol Ryan, WSJ, 16 Jan. 2023
  • Alarcon said that the comet is made up of ice and rocks and that its body and tail are green because of the carbon interacting with the high temperature and ions from the sun.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Construction on the battery plant will start early next year, with mass production of pouch-type lithium-ion cells to begin by the end of 2025.
    — Tom Krisher and Samantha Hendrickson, BostonGlobe.com, 11 Oct. 2022
  • And it’s a problem inherent to how lithium-ion batteries are made.
    — The Politics Of Everything, The New Republic, 18 Jan. 2023
  • As the ocean becomes more acidic, fewer carbonate ions are available.
    — Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024
  • But for around a month near the end of each year, LHC switches its ammunition from protons to bullets that are about 208 times heavier: lead ions.
    — Rahul Rao, Popular Science, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Bee has one light-up ion blaster weapon, but that's in keeping with Bee's offensive capabilities in the old show.
    — Eric Griffith, PCMAG, 30 June 2023
  • The two states of the ion correspond to two orientations of this magnet, say up and down, and they can be set by hitting the ion with a laser beam thinner than a human hair.
    — Katherine Wright, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2023
  • This Edge also used a lithium ion battery that was meant to provide about 50 miles of driving range and a fuel cell as a range extender.
    — Sam Abuelsamid, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2024
  • To toughen the surface, the glass is dipped into a salt solution, causing larger, potassium ions to swap places at the surface of the glass with the smaller ions.
    — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Lithium is the lightest metal in the universe, and a battery that can use lithium ions would be able to store the maximum amount of energy in the smallest amount of space.
    — Time, 27 June 2023
  • This fine telescopic image from Dec. 19 shows the comet's brighter greenish coma, short broad dust tail, and long faint ion tail stretching across a 2.5 degree wide field-of-view.
    — Carlos R. Muñoz, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Jan. 2023
  • It is involved in the release of neurotransmitters and ion movement.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 10 June 2023
  • Energy is released when lithium ions move from the graphite layer to the lithium cobalt oxide layer.
    — WIRED, 27 Oct. 2023
  • And in fact, in only a few years, the United States had multiple lithium ion leading companies.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 Nov. 2023
  • Other parts roil with activity and send flares of ions shooting off into space.
    — Nicole Clausing, Sunset Magazine, 11 Oct. 2023

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