# How Does Mass Spectrometry Work- The Basic Principle.

How Mass Spectrometer (Spectrograph) and its formula are explained.

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Here you will learn how a mass spectrometer is built and how to use it to determine the mass of charged particles.

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00:00 Introduction 00:25 Velocity selector (electric & magnetic force). 03:20 Derive velocity of particle 04:24 Derivation: Mass Spectrometer Formula 06:25 Specific charge, neutrons and facts

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- Kind: Short
- Year: 2022
- Runtime: 8 min
- By: Universaldenker ⚛ Physics
- Genres: Science
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