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MOLECULAR ION [1 record]

Record 1 2011-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Analytical Chemistry
DEF

An ion formed by the removal from (positive ions) or addition to (negative ions) a molecule of one or more electrons without fragmentation of the molecular structure.

OBS

The mass of this ion corresponds to the sum of the masses of the most abundant naturally occurring isotopes of the various atoms that make up the molecule (with a correction for the masses of the electrons(s) lost or gained).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie analytique
DEF

L'ion produit lorsqu'une molécule, introduite dans le spectre de masse, acquiert ou perd un électron.

Spanish

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