E. coli gives itself a negative charge in the process, attracting positively charged atoms towards it.
The explanation of these effects was that the high voltage accelerated electrically charged atoms (ions) naturally present in the air of the tube.
Crookes and Artur Shuster believed they were particles of "radiant matter", that is, electrically charged atoms.
The channels consist of molecules that allow passage of ions, or charged atoms.
It uses beams of ions - electrically charged atoms or molecules - for propulsion.
Plasma is a kind of high-temperature gas, in which electrons have been stripped away to leave positively charged atoms or molecules.
These channels transport positively charged atoms (ions) of potassium into and out of cells.
When salts are dissolved in water they break up into electrically charged atoms (ions) which can then move through the water.
Other ions (electrically charged atoms or molecules) also help scientists reconstruct atmospheric circulation patterns.
This is due to charge transfer from nickel's 4s orbital and iron atoms to nickel's 3d orbitals.