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What does a mass spectrograph (spectrometer) sort out?

Correct answer D. Isotopes

Explanation

A mass spectrograph deflects ions according to their mass-to-charge ratio, separating atoms of the same element with different masses, which is how isotopes were discovered and identified.

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