Question

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 time

This question was posed to me in final exam.

My question comes from Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer in section Mass Spectrometer of Analytical Instrumentation

Answer 1

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.