Chemical ionization (CI) is a soft ionization technique used in mass spectrometry that enables the ionization of molecules with minimal fragmentation. In CI, a reagent gas (commonly methane, isobutane, or ammonia) is ionized through electron impact or another ionization method to produce ion species. These ions then interact with the analyte molecules, resulting in the formation of ionized species of the analyte.
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