Singly-, doubly-, triply-, etc. charged ion

DRAFT DEFINITION
Singly-, doubly-, triply-, etc. charged ion
Atom or molecule that has an excess (negative ion) or deficit (positive ion) of one, two, or three electrons. Note: The net charge may result from the gain or loss of electrons or by the formation of a protonated molecule or adduct ion.
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Orange Book

ORANGE BOOK DEFINITION IUPAC. Analytical Division. Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book). Definitive Rules, 1979 (see also Orange Book 2023)
Singly-, doubly-, triply-, etc. charged ion
These terms describe an atom molecule or molecular moiety which has gained or lost respectively one, two, three or more electrons. The term multiply-charged ion refers to ions that have gained or lost more than one electron where the number of electrons lost or gained is not specified.
IUPAC 1997 Orange Book Chapter 12
Index of Orange Book Terms