Given That the Base Peak (M/z = 112) in a Mass

question 7

Multiple Choice

Given that the base peak (m/z = 112) in a mass spectrum has an initial relative abundance of 75% and the peak at m/z 125 has an initial relative abundance of 30%, what will be the relative abundance of the two peaks following normalization? (answer format: relative abundance for m/z 112, relative abundance for m/z 125)

• A)22.5%, 100%
• B)250%, 100%
• C)100%, 22.5%
• D)100%, 40%

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