Problem 7.3

a) Which process is effecting analyte ion formation in CT-CI?

b) Are analyte ions from CT even- or odd-electron species?

c) What is the driving force for the CT process?

d) Assume xenon as the reagent gas in CT-CI. Which analyte should yield the lower abundance of fragment ions, n-decane or n-propane?


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