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Key Stage 4

Meaning

To ionise is to turn an atom into an ion.

About Ionisation

To ionise an atom electrons can be added or removed.
An atom which gains electrons becomes a negative ion.
An atom which loses electrons becomes a positive ion.

References

Edexcel

Ionisation, page 359, GCSE Combined Science, Pearson Edexcel
Ionisation, page 95, GCSE Physics, Pearson Edexcel