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Coulomb explosion
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Noun
Coulomb explosion
en physics The effect of a molecule moving at high speed striking a solid; binding electrons being torn off, and the resulting charged constituents separating due to Coulomb repulsion.
Synonyms
en tunnel ionization
See also
en Coulomb's constant
en Coulomb's law
en Coulomb attraction
en Coulomb barrier
en Coulomb blockade
en Coulomb collision
en Coulomb force
en Coulomb gauge
en Coulomb repulsion
en coulometer
en coulometric
en coulometry
en eponyms
en Electricity