Mass/charge ratio

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ORANGE BOOK DEFINITION
Mass/charge ratio

m/z ratio.

IUPAC Orange Book Chapter 12


GOLD BOOK DEFINITION
Mass/charge ratio

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The abbreviation m/z is used to denote the dimensionless quantity formed by dividing the mass number of an ion by its charge number. It has long been called the mass-to-charge ratio although m is not the ionic mass nor is z a multiple or the elementary (electronic) charge, e. The abbreviation m/e is, therefore, not recommended. Thus, for example, for the ion C7H72+, m/z equals 45.5..

Source: PAC, 1991, 63, 1541 (Recommendations for nomenclature and symbolism for mass spectroscopy (including an appendix of terms used in vacuum technology). (Recommendations 1991)) on page 1544

IUPAC Gold Book


ASMS TERMS AND DEFINITIONS POSTER ENTRY
Mass/charge ratio

Daltons/electronic charge.

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