2.3 - Software and Automation in Mass Spectrum Analysis
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Practice Questions
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What is ionization?
💡 Hint: Think about the effect of energy on an atom.
Name one component of a mass spectrometer.
💡 Hint: Consider what helps sort the ions.
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What is the primary role of the mass analyzer in mass spectrometry?
💡 Hint: Remember its main function in the mass spectrometry setup.
True or False: The mass spectrum provides details about the molecular weight of the whole compound.
💡 Hint: Think about what information the spectrum actually displays.
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Given a mass spectrum with m/z ratios of 91, 106, and 120, identify which known compounds it might correspond to using hypothetical data.
💡 Hint: Use the m/z values to check against common standards in your library.
Consider a sample that contains two components yielding overlapping peaks in a chromatogram. Explain how you would use mass spectrometry to separate and analyze them.
💡 Hint: How might adjusting parameters in your mass spectrometer help?
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