the parent ion, which is the unfragmented mass of the compound the uncharged parent compound the smallest fragment of the compound the base peak, which is the highest intensity peak
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The peaks shown by the mass spectrum are given in terms of relative abundance, where the strongest peak (also known as the base peak) is assigned a value of 100%. On the other hand, the parent peak (also known as the molecular ion peak) is the peak shown by the molecular ion M+ after losing only one electron (without undergoing any fragmentation). Will this parent peak always be the base peak? True or False.
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