Mass defect
The difference between a nominal integer mass and the exact mass. Constrains which elemental compositions are plausible for an observed impurity.
Where this term appears
The glossary exists to make record pages readable without a chemistry degree. Every technical term on a report resolves here.
- Assay report records — the term appears in result tables, peak tables and provenance blocks
- Method references — where the measurement behind the term is defined
- All 16 glossary terms beginning with M