Analysis by mass: an introduction to the mass spectrometer

United Kingdom, 1962

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Structure of atom and nucleus; definition of isotopes; principle of the mass spectograph, explained by a model in which balls of different masses are deflected by different amounts in a constant magnetic field. Construction of a mass spectrometer. Uses of mass spectrometry: to identify molecules, determine molecular structure, measure impurities, analyse gases in breath, radioactive dating of rocks.

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Credits

director

Brian Kaufman

producer

Michael Clarke

production company

Associated Electrical Industries Film Unit

Duration

00:27:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1962

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000346

Language

English

Subject categories

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Geological time

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Instructional

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Atomic structure

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Geological time

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Isotopes - Mass

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Mass spectrometry

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Molecular structure

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Spectrum analysis

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Short films → Short films - Great Britain

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Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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