Understand Mass Spectrometers: Separation and Analyzing

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Mass spectrometers isolate isotopes and determine their atomic masses through a series of steps. Atoms are first ionized and vaporized, then accelerated by electrodes due to their positive charges. They are subsequently deflected in a magnetic field, with different isotopes taking different paths based on their mass. The resulting semicircles are detected as a current, indicating the relative abundance of each isotope. This process provides valuable insights into the composition of elements being analyzed.
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Can anyone help me understand mass spectrometers?

Their separation and analyzing techniques? This isn't a homework question, I just am curious and want to know.

thanks
 
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In mass spectrometer, isotopes are isolated and their atomic masses are determined.
This is done in a mass spectrometer, in which first the atoms are ionized, vaporized then accelerated (because of their positive charges by electrodes) and finally are deflected in a perpendicular magnetic field. Different isotopes are deflected in different angles (thus forming semicircles with different radii) and are detected by a detector in the from of a current.
(This depends on the mass of the ions)
Greater the number of isotopes striking the detector at a particular position gives the relative abundance of that particular isotope of an element whose atoms are being analyzed.
 
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