Mass/Charge Ratio of Ions: How Much Difference?

[StandardBanana]

How much difference is there between the mass/charge ratio of ions of the same element? Is it the same, or does it depend on other factors?

 

[Comeback City]

How much difference is there between the mass/charge ratio of atoms of the same element? Is it the same, or does it depend on other factors?

Did you mean "ions" of the same element (as noted by the thread title)? Or perhaps "isotopes"?

Regardless, mass/charge ratio should be solely dependent on those two quantities.

 

[StandardBanana]

Did you mean "ions" of the same element (as noted by the thread title)? Or perhaps "isotopes"?

Regardless, mass/charge ratio should be solely dependent on those two quantities.

Yes I do mean ions, thank you for clearing that up

Does this mean that ions of the same element can have different mass/weight ratios?

 

[Comeback City]

Yes I do mean ions, thank you for clearing that up

Does this mean that ions of the same element can have different mass/weight ratios?

No problem, and sorry for not mentioning before... Welcome to the Forums!

Yes, different ions of the same element have different mass/charge ratios.

Also, note, charge/mass ratio is also used sometimes, which is just the inverse of mass/charge. Both are important in mass spectrometry.