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<term>
  <id>12455</id>
  <title>isotopomeric ion</title>
  <longtitle>IUPAC Gold Book - isotopomeric ion</longtitle>
  <doi>10.1351/goldbook.12455</doi>
  <code>12455</code>
  <status>current</status>
  <definitions>
    <item>
      <id>1</id>
      <text>Isomeric ions having the same numbers of each isotopic atom but differing in their positions within the ion.</text>
      <notes>
        <item>Isotopomeric ions can be either configurational isomers in which two atomic isotopes exchange positions or isotopic stereoisomers.</item>
        <item>Isotopomer is an abbreviation of isotopic isomer.</item>
      </notes>
      <exams>
        <item>\(\ce{D2C=CH2^{+.}}\) and \(\ce{HDC=CHD^{+.}}\).</item>
      </exams>
      <sources>
        <item>PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. 'Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1558 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06)</item>
      </sources>
    </item>
  </definitions>
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  <citation>Citation: 'isotopomeric ion' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.12455</citation>
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  <accessed>2026-07-29T18:43:43+00:00</accessed>
</term>
