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mass-to-charge ratio

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mass-to-charge ratio [¦mas tə ′chärj ‚rā·shō]
(analytical chemistry)
In analysis by mass spectroscopy, the measurement of the sample mass as a ratio to its ionic charge.


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The ions are then directed into an electric field, where their motion (which is choreographed by both their mass and their charge), allows the determination of their so-called mass-to-charge ratio.
These traveling wave devices trap and separate the ions based on ion mobility, which can differentiate ions that have the same mass-to-charge ratio by size and shape.
Critical Mass MS enables identification of the composition of a compound based on its mass-to-charge ratio.
 
 
 
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