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1-12 Describe how isotopes can be separated
1-12-1. Consider a gas containing 0.7% 235UF6 and 99.3% 238UF6. If the gas is contained in chamber A, as illustrated below, and is allowed to escape through a pinhole into vacuum chamber B, the percentage of 235UF6 in the gas that initially emerges in chamber B will be... A. higher than 0.7%, B. lower than 0.7%, C. still 0.7%
1-12-2. A sample of H2 molecules, containing protium (1H) and deuterium (2H) isotopes, is injected into a mass spectrometer. How many signals due to H2+ ions can we expect to observe? A. 0, B. 1, C. 2, D. 3