H/D exchange from D 2 O and D 2 S to electrosprayed [M -H]nucleoside 5′-monophosphate anions (GMP, dGMP, AMP, dAMP, CMP, dCMP, UMP, TMP) is examined by Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance mass spectrometry at 9.4 T, along with sugar phosphate controls (ribose 5-monophosphate (R5P) and 2-deoxyribose 5-monophosphate (dR5P)). The relative exchange rates of the nucleotides with D 2 O were dR5P > dCMP > R5P > CMP > dAMP > UMP > AMP > dTMP . dGMP . GMP, and with D 2 S were CMP > UMP ≈ dTMP > dCMP > dAMP > AMP > R5P > dR5P . dGMP . GMP. All exchange rates increase dramatically on changing from D 2 O to D 2 S, due to the smaller gas-phase acidity difference between exchange reagent and the nucleotide: ∆(∆H acid ) > 60 kcal mol -1 for D 2 O vs ∆(∆H acid ) > 20 kcal mol -1 for D 2 S. Ab initio calculations on model compounds at the MP2/6-31+G*//HF/6-31+G* level yield the following order of calculated acidities for each of the exchangeable hydrogens:The present results provide a quantitative measure of proton exchange rates, in minutes for D 2 S (rather than hours for D 2 O) for gas-phase nucleotide anions, thereby opening up a wide range of extensions to chemically modified nucleotides as well as single-stranded and duplex RNAs and DNAs.