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Absolute value of charge of an [[ion]] divided by the value of the elementary charge (e) rounded to the nearest integer.


== [[Orange Book]] Entry ==
See also ''[[m/z]]''.
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This is the total charge on an ion divided by the elementary charge (e).
This is the total charge on an ion divided by the elementary charge (e).
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(Symbol ''z'')


== Related Terms ==
Ratio of the charge of a particle to the elementary charge.


[[Mass/charge Ratio]]
http://goldbook.iupac.org/C00993.html
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Latest revision as of 22:54, 12 November 2013

IUPAC RECOMMENDATIONS 2013
Charge number
charge number, z

Absolute value of charge of an ion divided by the value of the elementary charge (e) rounded to the nearest integer.

See also m/z.

Related Term(s):
Reference(s):

IUPAC. Analytical Division. Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book). Definitive Rules, 1979. Compiled by J. Inczédy, T. Lengyel, A. M. Ure. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). On-line corrected version: http://www.iupac.org /publications/analytical compendium (2000).

IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the Gold Book). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins.

From Definitions of Terms Relating to Mass Spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013); DOI: 10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06 © IUPAC 2013.

Index of Recommended Terms

 




Orange Book

ORANGE BOOK DEFINITION

IUPAC. Analytical Division. Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book). Definitive Rules, 1979 (see also Orange Book 2023)

Charge number

This is the total charge on an ion divided by the elementary charge (e).

IUPAC 1997 Orange Book Chapter 12
Index of Orange Book Terms


Gold Book

GOLD BOOK DEFINITION

IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the Gold Book). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A.Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997).

Charge number

(Symbol z)

Ratio of the charge of a particle to the elementary charge.

http://goldbook.iupac.org/C00993.html

IUPAC Gold Book
Index of Gold Book Terms


m/z controversy

QUOTED TEXT FROM IUPAC RECOMMENDATIONS 2013
The labeling of the x-axis of a mass spectrum engendered the most discussion during the creation of this document; however, in spite of a general desire for a better way to label the x-axis of mass spectra, there was no broad consensus for any of the proposed changes. Therefore, this document continues the use of the definitions of the Gold Book [1] and the similar definitions in the Orange Book [2]. The Gold Book recommendation is for the use of m/z as an abbreviation for mass-to-charge ratio, a dimension- less quantity obtained by dividing the mass number of an ion by its charge number [3].

The thomson unit, defined as the quotient of mass in units of u and the number of charges (z), was proposed nearly two decades ago [4], but has not been widely adopted and is therefore not recommended. Labeling the x-axis of a mass spectrum with any unit of mass such as dalton (Da), atomic mass unit (amu), or unified atomic mass unit (u) is strongly discouraged due to the confusion that would result when reporting spectra of multiply charged ions. The quantity plotted on the x-axis of a mass spectrum is a function of both the mass and charge of the ion. Furthermore, the use of amu in place of u is strongly discouraged in all cases; it has been used to denote atomic masses measured relative to the mass of a single atom of 16O, or to the isotope-averaged mass of an oxygen atom, or to the mass of a single atom of 12C

From Definitions of Terms Relating to Mass Spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013); DOI: 10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06 © IUPAC 2013.