Electron ionization
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| 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). |
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This is the term used to describe ionization of any species by electrons. The process may, for example, be written: for atoms or molecules: M + e --> M+. + 2e for radicals: M. + e --> M+ + 2e The term 'electron impact' should not be used. |
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