Negative Ion

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Orange Book entry

Orange Book

ORANGE BOOK DEFINITION

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

Negative Ion

An atom, radical, molecule or molecular moiety in the vapour phase which has gained one or more electrons, acquiring thereby a negative charge. The term anion is not recommended because of its connotations in solution chemistry.

IUPAC 1997 Orange Book Chapter 12
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Gold Book entry

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).

Negative Ion

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An atom, radical, molecule or molecular moiety in the vapour phase which has gained one or more electrons thereby acquiring an electrically negative charge. The use of the term anion as an alternative is not recommended because of its connotations in solution chemistry.

See: positive ion

Source:

PAC, 1991, 63, 1541 (Recommendations for nomenclature and symbolism for mass spectroscopy (including an appendix of terms used in vacuum technology). (Recommendations 1991)) on page 1549

Orange Book, p. 204

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