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Analytes Must Be Ionized Prior to Entering the Mass Filter

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Analytes must be ionized prior to entering the mass filter in a mass spectrometer.Electron ionization and chemical ionization are two ionization techniques.Which of the following statements are INCORRECT regarding either technique?
I Electron ionization uses an electron beam to create molecular ions,M+ . .
II Chemical ionization uses an electron beam to ionize reagent gas.
III Electron ionization gives very little fragmentation of the molecular ion.
IV The ionized reagent gas in chemical ionization undergoes a complex set of chemical reactions before protonating the analyte to create MH+.
V Both ionization techniques give identical mass spectra.


A) I,III,and V
B) III and V
C) II,III,and IV
D) I,II,and IV
E) I,II,and V

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