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General Chemistry 1 Midterm - Part 2 of 4
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2. Atoms & Elements / Rutherford Gold Foil Experiment / Problem 8

Phosphorous-32 is a radioactive isotope of phosphorous and undergoes a beta decay to yield sulfur-32. If the two isotopes are to be differentiated using a mass spectrometer, what should be the precision of the mass spectrometer that is able to differentiate between the two?

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