Talk:Monoisotopic mass

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Help with this template Comments: edit – history – watch – refresh I do not believe that this term belongs in physics at all, but rather in chemistry. The term is a practical one used as an aid to mass spectrometry and does not correspond to any useful physical concept. The discussion regarding why the lightest isotope is not the most abundant assumes that the reader expects it to be the most abundant. The innocent bystander wouldn't; nor would the expert. I think a few graphics would improve the explanation. I did not edit past the first P.

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The article on monoisotopic mass appears to me to be scientifically factual and accurate. After reading the guidelines, I find that it does indeed respects a neutral point of view perspective (NPOV).

I further find that the author didn't use personally invested tone and informal style. I didn't perceive that the article reads like a story. I believe this complaint stems from the fact that the author did adopt an explanatory pedagogical style. This style provides a factual context within which the meaning is made clear, and it is a valid formal style.

It is important to note that "formal style" should not be confused with presenting information in a dry and contextually sterile manner. Encyclopic entries should not be merely collection of fact. I believe the article, as written, to be a concise and useful explanation of monoisotopic mass, its application, and general interpretation.

Michel Hachey 21:35, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Thanks for the feedback. You might consider removing the tag if you find it inappropriate.--Nick Y. 20:34, 8 October 2007 (UTC)

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