Editing Electron ionization (section)

== Advantages and disadvantages ==
There are several advantages and also disadvantages by using EI as the ionization method in mass spectrometry. These are listed below.
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!Advantages
!Disadvantages
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|Simple
|Molecule must be volatile
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|Sensitive
|molecule must be thermally stable
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|Fragmentation helps with identification of molecules
|Extensive fragmentation- can't interpret data
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|Library-searchable fingerprint spectra
|Useful mass range is low (<1000 Da)
|}