An answer comes from X-ray observations by the Ginga satellite of iron atoms in the bulge that are so highly ionized that they retain only two electrons.
In addition, the air in the mesosphere is highly ionized due to space particle beams.
It's highly ionized, and the charge blocks normal transporters, communicators, and sensors.
"In addition to the strong EM field, the atmosphere is highly ionized, inhibiting sensors, transporters, and long-range communications below the troposphere."
Their interiors are highly ionized plasmas, filigrees of ions and electrons in their eternal deft dance, long strands smoldering and hissing with soft energies.
Potassium hydroxide is highly ionized at all concentrations (assuming normal lab environments), but it has limited solubility.
This is caused by the fact that the transition region between gas that is highly ionized and neutral hydrogen is very narrow, compared to the overall size of the Strömgren sphere.
The result is highly ionized particles, hard radiation, dust, debris, and an above normal content of residual antimatter.
Cardamone et al. describe Pea galaxies as having a low metallicity, but that the oxygen present is highly ionized.
The radiation is not the only mechanism of energy loss in the corona: since the plasma is highly ionized and the magnetic field is well organized, the thermal conduction is a competitive process.