In a mass spectrometer, ions are directed into a magneticfield, where they curve

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In a mass spectrometer, ions are directed into a magneticfield, where they curve around a magnetic field like and strike adetector. If a variety of singly ionized atoms travel at thesame speed through the magnetic field, what kind of deflectionwould you expect? 1. All of them should be deflected by the sameamount 2. The ions with smaller masses will be bent less 3. It cannot be predicted 4. The ions with smaller masses will be bent more In a mass spectrometer, ions are directed into a magneticfield, where they curve around a magnetic field like and strike adetector. If a variety of singly ionized atoms travel at thesame speed through the magnetic field, what kind of deflectionwould you expect? 1. All of them should be deflected by the sameamount 2. The ions with smaller masses will be bent less 3. It cannot be predicted 4. The ions with smaller masses will be bent more

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   radius of charged particle in magneticfield         r   =   m* v / B * q    i.e.   radius of chargedparticle is propotional to mass, hence the massive particles willtake larger radius path.    Theions with smaller masses will be bent more

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