Name : Evani Doana Nababan

Nim : 8196176001
Class : Education Physics Magister B 2019/2020
Lecture : Dr. Alkhafi Maas Siregar, M.Si

Course Material-Thermodynamics in Material Science

The ionization energy of an element is the difference in energy between an
atom of that element in its vapor state and an ion of the same element. When
that element is present as a component in a solution its ionization energy may
be greatly reduced as a result of its interactions with the surrounding solvent
molecules. A salt dissolved in water dissociates to a greater or lesser extent to
form cations and anions. The resulting solution is called an electrolyte because
it is found that a current of charge is transported through the solution by the
ions when it is subject to an electric field. The term electrolyte is also used to
describe the compound that forms ions in solution. NaCl is an electrolyte, a
solution of NaCl in water is also called an electrolyte.
Water is the most familiar and important solvent for electrolytes, life itself
depends upon this property of water. However, many other so-called polar
solvents, such as acetone or glycerol, also form electrolyte solutions. Solid
electrolytes, in which a charge current is carried by diffusion of the ions in the
system, also exist and find useful applications.