front 1 What is Mass Spectrometry (MS)? | back 1 This technique measures the mass and molecular weight of a molecule. |
front 2 How do you gain structural information? | back 2 By measuring the masses of fragments produced when molecules break apart |
front 3 What are the three basic parts of spectrometers? | back 3 Ionization source Mass Analyzer Detector |
front 4 Ionization Source is what? | back 4 sample molecules are given an electrical charge |
front 5 Mass analyzer is what? | back 5 ions are separated by their mass-to-charge ratio, |
front 6 What is a detector? | back 6 the separated ions are observed and counted. |
front 7 What is the most common spectrometer used? | back 7 The electron-impact, magnetic-sector instrument |
front 8 What causes a cation radical? | back 8 A high energy electron strike |
front 9 What is a cation radical? | back 9 A species with a positive charge and unpaired electrons |
front 10 What is the base peak? | back 10 The tallest peak which is assigned to 100% intensity |
front 11 What is the Parent peak? | back 11 The peak that corresponds to the unfragmented cation radical |
front 12 What is often not the base peak? | back 12 The molecular ion |
front 13 What are mass measurements taken from? | back 13 Specific isotopic compositions rather than the periodic table. |
front 14 How does fragmentation occur? | back 14 when the high-energy cation radical flies apart by spontaneous cleavage of a chemical bond. |
front 15 What is formed during fragmentation? | back 15 a relatively stable carbocation |