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An ion formed as the product of a reaction involving a particular precursor ion. The reaction could be unimolecular dissociation, an ion/molecule reaction, or involve simply a change in the number of charges. The older gender-specific terms daughter (granddaughter) ion and parent ion are not recommended.


[[Category:Ions]]


== [[Orange Book]] Entry ==
== related term ==
 
Synonymous with [[Daughter Ion]]. Instead of the use of parent ion and daughter ion terms the precursor and product ion terms are preferred respectively.
 


[[Category:Ions]]
[[Precursor Ion]]

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An ion formed as the product of a reaction involving a particular precursor ion. The reaction could be unimolecular dissociation, an ion/molecule reaction, or involve simply a change in the number of charges. The older gender-specific terms daughter (granddaughter) ion and parent ion are not recommended.

related term

Precursor Ion