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ions can be discharged

French translation: où les ions peuvent être libérés

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English term or phrase:ions can be discharged
French translation:où les ions peuvent être libérés
Entered by: wolfheart

13:42 May 14, 2013
English to French translations [PRO]
Tech/Engineering - Chemistry; Chem Sci/Eng
English term or phrase: ions can be discharged
Discharge is produced in the first chamber and the gas then flows into a second chamber where the ions can be discharged.

C'est surtout la façon de rendre "discharged" qui me pose problème.

Merci.
rogfed
France
Local time: 15:37
où les ions peuvent être libérés
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wolfheart
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4 +3où les ions peuvent être libérés
wolfheart
4ions vont libérer leur charge
Cyril B.
2libérer les ions
Alexandre Tissot


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où les ions peuvent être libérés


Explanation:
http://www.google.fr/#hl=fr&sclient=psy-ab&q=les ions sont l...

wolfheart
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libérer les ions


Explanation:
Une idée.

Alexandre Tissot
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ions vont libérer leur charge


Explanation:
une deuxième chambre où les ions vont libérer leur charge

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Note added at 8 mins (2013-05-14 13:50:42 GMT)
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ou '...perdre leur charge"


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Note added at 17 hrs (2013-05-15 06:49:56 GMT)
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"Metallic sodium, and iron, may be regarded as discharged ions, possessing zero charge, Na0, and Fe0."
http://chemistry.proteincrystallography.org/article97.html

They are discharged = they dont have a charge [anymore]

Cyril B.
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