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How do you determine the mass of atom using mass spectrometer?
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Actually in mass spectrometer the isotopes of an element are separated by applying magnetic field.Each isotope is then compared with carbon-12 to get the Atomic Mass of that isotope.
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What is the device used to determine atomic masses?
spectrometer
How do we find the mass of an atom?
A mass spectrometer measures atomic mass by removing one or more electrons from an atom. The spectrometer then sends the atom through a magnetic field. Because of the missing electrons, the atom has more protons than electrons, resulting in a positive charge. The magnetic field bends the path of the positively charged atom as it moves through the field. The amount of bending depends on the atom's mass. The atomic mass of the atom can be calculated from the magnitude of the bend.
How did the mass spectrometer advance the periodic table?
Using mass spectrometer, one can identify and/or separate the isotopes of the elements and also predict its composition in a given mixture.
What is counted in an atom to determine mass number?
NEUTRONS AND PROTONS are counted in an atom to determine it's mass number.
How do you determine the atom the atomic mass of an atom?
Proton + Nuetron = Atomic Mass
What instrument measures atomic mass?
A very accurate mass spectrometer is needed.
Which of the following particles is used to determine the mass of an atom?
Mass of an atom is determined by the no. of protons+ no. of neutrons in the atom.
How do you distinguish isotopes by mass spectrometer?
Isotopes (of the same element) have different mass, this is measured by the mass spectrometer
What instrument can be used to determine the identity of an element if its flame color is the same of another element?
Mass spectrometer would work.
How do you determine an atom's mass number?
mass number= no. of protons + no. of neutron
What is analytical istrument?
An analytical instrument is the instrument used to determine the chemical composition of materials, qualitatively or quantitatively; ex.: internally coupled plasma mass spectrometer, polarograph, atomic absorption spectrometer, X-ray spectrometer, coulometer, Karl Fischer titrator, etc.
What determine the mass and an atom?
Protons, neutrons and electrons
