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Why is a mass spectrometer incapable of distinguishing between ions?
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They have the same mass/charge ratio.
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Why is a mass spectrometer incapable of distinguishing between ions 14N plus and 14N2 plus 2?
because the species have the same m/z value (mass to charge ratio)
What is the difference in bonding between CoC 2 and COCL2?
Hypothetically speaking, this has to do with the molecular bonding of ions between the two compounds. i may be off a little bit.
Is KMnO4 a coordinate complex?
KMnO4 is an ionic compound with K+ and MnO4- ions. The permanganate, MnO4-, ion can be considered as a coordination complex between Mn7+ and four O2- ions- , with the O2- tetrahedrally coordinated around the manganese .
What are the polyatomic ions?
polyatomic ions are those ions which carry more than one atom,we can say that a group of atoms having single charge( which may be positive or negative) are polyatomic ions.
Which would be in a greater relative concentration in the urine than in the glomerular filtrate?
Phosphate ions, sulfate ions, potassium ions, urea, uric acid, creatine.
Why is a mass spectrometer incapable of distinguishing between ions 14N plus and 14N2 plus 2?
because the species have the same m/z value (mass to charge ratio)
What deflects the ions?
In a mass spectrometer, the magnetic field is used to deflect ions.
What instrument measures masses of ions in isotopes?
mass spectrometer
What is the function of an ionization chamber?
the ionization chamber ionizes atoms into ions in the in the mass spectrometer
Why electric field is used in mass spectrometer?
The electromagnetic field used in a mass spectrometer is used to guide the sample ions in the right direction, towards the detector. It interacts with charged particles (ions), and depending on their weight and charge, they curve a different amount, landing on different parts of the detector, and thus allowing their molecular weight to be determined.
How does a spectrometer work?
The mass spectrometer is an instrument which can measure the masses and relative concentrations of atoms and molecules. It makes use of the basic magnetic force on a moving charged particle. After ionization,acceleration and selection of single velocity particles the ions move into a mass spectrometer region where the radius of the path and thus the position on the detector is a function of the mass.
How does the strength of the attraction between water molecules and sodium and chloride ions compare with the strength of the attraction between the sodium ions and chloride ions?
Attraction between water molecules and sodium and chloride ions OSS less than the attraction between sodium ions and chloride ions.
What happens when a neuron is polarized?
When a neuron is polarized, usually by the influx of chloride ions into the neuron, it is incapable of creating an action potential (incapable of firing). Only when the neuron returns to a resting potential, via pumping ions back across the membrane, can it be depolarized (sodium ion influx) to generate an action potential.
What is the use of TOF in massspectrometer?
The ToF is the mass separator, distinguishing ions by their mass in the same way as the magnetic sector does in a magnetic sector mass spec.
Why do atoms need to be ionised in a mass spectrometer?
it is necessary to ionize the compouned or element used in the expirement because ONLY electrically charged particles (IONS) are affected by the magnetic field . (i.e : only ions are deflected by the magnetic field )Hope that this was helpful !!
Why is there a bond between the ions in potassium chloride?
ionic bond between K+ and Cl- ions.
What information is obtained from a mass spectrometer?
A mass spectrometer detects what percent of an element each isotope is present in. For example, hydrogen comes in three forms, with one proton in each one and zero, one, and two neutrons. A mass spectrometer fires ions of the hydrogen atoms, which are flung out at different parts of the detector. All of the hydrogen of one type falls onto the same part of the detector, thus allowing us to determine how much of each isotope there is.
