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What is the primary purpose of Mass Spec in measuring the abundance of isotopes in a sample?
What is the primary purpose of Mass Spec in measuring the abundance of isotopes in a sample?
To provide a high level of precision and accuracy when measuring the abundance of isotopes in a sample to calculate relative atomic mass of elements.
What is the first stage of the Mass Spec process?
What is the first stage of the Mass Spec process?
Ionization: Atoms are converted to ions by knocking off electrons to convert to positive ions.
How are ions accelerated in the Mass Spec process?
How are ions accelerated in the Mass Spec process?
Ions are accelerated to give them the same kinetic energy.
What happens to ions when they are deflected by the magnetic field in Mass Spec?
What happens to ions when they are deflected by the magnetic field in Mass Spec?
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What is the purpose of Atomic Spec?
What is the purpose of Atomic Spec?
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What is the principle behind Absorption Spec?
What is the principle behind Absorption Spec?
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What happens to the valence electrons in Absorption Spec?
What happens to the valence electrons in Absorption Spec?
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What is the result of ions arriving at the electrical detector in Mass Spec?
What is the result of ions arriving at the electrical detector in Mass Spec?
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What is the purpose of Mass Spec in calculating the relative atomic mass of elements?
What is the purpose of Mass Spec in calculating the relative atomic mass of elements?
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What is the relationship between the frequency of the original light and the concentration of elements in a sample in Atomic Spec?
What is the relationship between the frequency of the original light and the concentration of elements in a sample in Atomic Spec?
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