How do mass spectrometers work?

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How can a machine tell you the composition of something??

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This one is a hard ELI5 because you need to know some foundational physics for it to make sense. But, a mass spectrometer analyzes the mass/charge ratio of ionized molecules. That ratio is very specific to each element.

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