Give an advantage and a disadvantage of the spectra obtained from an electron impact (El) mass spectrometer? What is the base peak in an electron impact mass spectrum? Name one property of the positive fragment that gives rise to this signal?

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Give an advantage and a disadvantage of the spectra obtained from an electron impact (EI)
mass spectrometer?
What is the base peak in an electron impact mass spectrum? Name one property of the positive
fragment that gives rise to this signal?
Explain why the mass-to-charge ratio of ions in the El mass spectrometer are usually equal to the
masses of the ions
Transcribed Image Text:Give an advantage and a disadvantage of the spectra obtained from an electron impact (EI) mass spectrometer? What is the base peak in an electron impact mass spectrum? Name one property of the positive fragment that gives rise to this signal? Explain why the mass-to-charge ratio of ions in the El mass spectrometer are usually equal to the masses of the ions
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