Incorrect. In the operating room, anesthesiologists use mass spectrometers to mo

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Incorrect. In the operating room, anesthesiologists use mass spectrometers to monitor the respiratory gases of patients undergoing surgery. One gas that is often monitored is the anesthetic isoflurane (molecular mass = 3.06 times 10-25 kg). In a spectrometer, a single ionized molecule of isoflurane (charge = + e) moves at a speed of 8.71 times 103 m/s on a circular path that has a radius of 0.253 m. What is the magnitude of the magnetic field that the spectrometer uses? The number of significant digits is set to 3; the tolerance is +/-2%

Explanation / Answer

Here Centripetal Force is provided by Magnetic Force

mv^2/r = Bqv

Therefore

(3.06*10^-25*8.71*10^3)/0.253 = B*1.6*10^-19

Therefore

B = 0.065841 T

= 658.41 Gauss

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