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Two ions have the same mass, but one is singly ionized and
Chapter 15, Problem 29Q(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
Two ions have the same mass, but one is singly ionized and the other is doubly ionized. How will their positions on the film of a mass spectrometer (Fig. differ?
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QUESTION:
Two ions have the same mass, but one is singly ionized and the other is doubly ionized. How will their positions on the film of a mass spectrometer (Fig. differ?
ANSWER:Step 1 of 1
If we use the equation for the mass spectrometer we get that the mass of the atoms is:
From the above equation we get that the radius of the circular path is: