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To differentiat between C-12, C-13 and C...

To differentiat between C-12, C-13 and C-14 the instrument that you would use is

A

Infra-red spectrometer

B

Atomic absorption spectrometer

C

Mass spectrometer

D

Ultraviolet spectrometer

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C
Infra–red spectrometer is used to identify materials like organic polymers. Atomic absorption spectrometer is used for quantitatively measures of the concentration of elements. Ultraviolet spectrometer compares the intensity of light before and after it passes through a chemical sample. Mass spectrometer is an analytical technique which ionizes chemical species and then sorts them based on their mass to charge ratios. As the charge of all the isotopes of carbon will be the same, the difference in mass and henceforth sorting with respect to mass can be achieved through mass spectrometer.
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