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Offline me261290

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mass spectrometer help
« on: September 15, 2007, 01:44:05 PM »
How do the results of a spectrometer differ if 2 ions get knocked off each atom instead of just one?
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Re: mass spectrometer help
« Reply #1 on: September 15, 2007, 03:04:41 PM »
Well, the spectrometer detects mass-to-charge ratio (m/z).  So, if two electrons get knocked off of each atom, what happens to the charge?  What happens to the m/z ratio?
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