Preferred Label : negative ion;
Detailed label : negative ion in mass spectrometry;
IUPAC definition : An atom, radical, molecule or molecular moiety in the vapour phase which has gained
one or more electrons thereby acquiring an electrically negative charge. The use of
the term anion as an alternative is not recommended because of its connotations in
solution chemistry.;
Origin ID : N04098;
See also
An atom, radical, molecule or molecular moiety in the vapour phase which has gained
one or more electrons thereby acquiring an electrically negative charge. The use of
the term anion as an alternative is not recommended because of its connotations in
solution chemistry.
