Charged residue model

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001909",
  "term": "Charged residue model",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A model describing the formation of gas-phase ions from charged droplets in electrospray ionization. As solvent evaporates, the droplet shrinks and its surface charge density increases until it divides, a process that repeats until a single analyte ion remains in a very small droplet. The final gas-phase ion is formed when the last of the solvent evaporates, which contrasts with the ion evaporation model where ions are ejected directly from the droplet surface.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "ion evaporation model"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2013, 85, 1515. 'Definitions of terms relating to mass spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013)' on page 1528 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/charged-residue-model/"
}