We have examined a series of metaphosphate glasses with 31P magic angle spinning nuclear magnetic resonance (MAS NMR) spectroscopy. Increasing the ionic potential (Z/u) of the modifying cation from sodium to magnesium causes a systematic change to more shielded isotropic chemical shifts with a concomitant increase in the peak FWHM. These spectral trends are consistent with counterion-induced modifications to the ionic character of the P-0 bond. Such modifications do not produce significant changes in either the chemical shift anisotropy or the asymmetry parameter. [
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