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Language:enStatus: Standard
Term: charge number
Synonym1: ionization number
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Symbol: c
z
Definition: for a particle, electric charge q divided by elementary charge e, thus e, soit c = q/e

NOTE 1 The charge number of an electrically charged particle can be positive or negative. The charge number of an electrically neutral particle is zero.

NOTE 2 The charge number of a particle may be presented as a superscript to the symbol of that particle, e.g. H+, He++, Al3+, Cl−, S=, N3−.


Publication date:2011-04
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Internal notes:2014-07-10: Symbol <i>c, z</i> corrected to <i>c</i><br><i>z</i>. JGO

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