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Which of the following statements about mass spectrometers are not true?(a) Time of flight mass spectrometer has the ability to record the entire mass spectrum at a time(b) Time of flight mass spectrometers have poor resolution(c) Conventional spectrometer detects only one peak at a time(d) All spectrometers have the ability to record the entire mass spectrum at a timeThis question was posed to me in final exam.My question comes from Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer in section Mass Spectrometer of Analytical Instrumentation

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The correct option is (d) All SPECTROMETERS have the ability to record the entire mass spectrum at a time

To explain I WOULD SAY: CONVENTIONAL spectrometer detects only one peak at a time. Time of flight mass spectrometer has the ability to record the entire mass spectrum at a time.


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