Which of the Following Statements Regarding the Discovery of Isotopes

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding the discovery of isotopes is FALSE?

A) Positively charged ions were deflected by a combination of electric and magnetic fields.
B) Nuclides with equal charges but different masses were deflected to different degrees.
C) The amount of deflection of an ion depended on its charge.
D) An estimate of the relative abundance of the different isotopes of an element could be ascertained.
E) If nuclides had the same mass but different positive charges, the ion with the smallest charge was deflected the most.