Question 17. Resolution is (a) a measure of the bias in the instrument (b) None of these (c) the smallest amount of input signal change that the instrument can detect reliably (d) a measure of the systematic errors Answer
Explanation: The measure of difference between two peaks of different mass to charge ratios in mass spectrometry is called resolution. The resolving power or resolution is m/Δm when the two peaks is separated due to mass m and (m+Δm). The smallest increment tool is a resolution and it can display and detect the change.
