In a mass spectrometer, singly charged neon ions start almost at rest and are sped up through . They then pass through a slit into a uniform magnetic field of , at right angles to their motion, as in the figure. Each ion goes round half a circle and strikes a photographic plate that lies along the line through . Neon has two main isotopes, of masses and . Take and . The chamber is a vacuum. Which of the following statements are correct?
One or more options are correct. Tick all the correct ones: a wrong option costs marks, and a part-right answer earns part of the marks.
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