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An ion, either a [[cation]] or [[anion]], containing unpaired electrons in its ground state. The unpaired electron is denoted by a superscript dot alongside the superscript symbol for charge, such as for the molecular ion of a molecule M, that is, M<sup>+&249;</sup>. Radical ions with more than one charge and/or more than one unpaired electron are denoted such as M<sup>(2+)(2&249;)</sup>.Unless the positions of the unpaired electron and charge can be associated with specific atoms, superscript charge designation should be placed before the superscript dot designation. | An ion, either a [[cation]] or [[anion]], containing unpaired electrons in its ground state. The unpaired electron is denoted by a superscript dot alongside the superscript symbol for charge, such as for the molecular ion of a molecule M, that is, M<sup>+&249;</sup>. Radical ions with more than one charge and/or more than one unpaired electron are denoted such as M<sup>(2+)(2&249;)</sup>.Unless the positions of the unpaired electron and charge can be associated with specific atoms, superscript charge designation should be placed before the superscript dot designation. | ||
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