AS Chemistry 9701

Topic: Moles, Equations

&
Atomic Structure
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1 Diamond is a pure form of carbon. The mass of a diamond can be measured in carats. One carat
is 0.200 g of carbon.

Which expression gives the number of carats that contain 6.02 × 1023 carbon atoms?

A 0.200 × 12.0

B 0.200
12.0

C 12.0
0.200
0.200
D × 12.0
6.02 × 1023

2 A sample of element X is analysed using mass spectrometry. The mass spectrum obtained is
shown.

56%

41%

% abundance

3%

112 113 114 115 116

m/e

What is the relative atomic mass of this sample of element X?

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A 113.7 B 114.0 C 114.2 D 114.4

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3 Oxygen has three stable isotopes, 16O, 17O and 18O. All three isotopes are present in a sample of
Th

oxygen gas, O2, which was analysed using a mass spectrometer.

How many peaks associated with the O2+ ion would be expected?

A 3 B 5 C 6 D 9

4 Compounds J and K each contain 40% carbon by mass.

What could J and K be?

J K

A a hexose, C6H12O6 starch, (C6H10O5)n

B a pentose, C5H10O5 a hexose, C6H12O6
C a pentose, C5H10O5 sucrose, C12H22O11
D starch, (C6H10O5)n sucrose, C12H22O11
5 The mass spectrum of an alloy of copper and gold is shown.

60 56.36
50

40
percentage
abundance 30 25.14
20 18.50

10

0
63 65 197
m/e

Which expression can be used to calculate the relative atomic mass, Ar, of copper present in this
sample?

(56.36 × 63) + (25.14 × 65)

A
(56.36 + 25.14 + 18.50)

(56.36 × 63) + (25.14 × 65) + (18.50 × 197)

B
(56.36 + 25.14 + 18.50)

(56.36 × 63) + (25.14 × 65)

C
(56.36 + 25.14)

(56.36 × 63) + (25.14 × 65)

D
(63 + 65)

6 The mass spectrum of a sample of lithium shows that it contains two isotopes, 6Li and 7Li.
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The isotopic abundances are shown in the table.

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isotope isotopic abundance

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6
Li 7.42%
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7
Li 92.58%

What is the relative atomic mass of this sample of lithium, given to three significant figures?

A 6.07 B 6.50 C 6.90 D 6.93

7 A sports medal has a total surface area of 150 cm2. It was evenly coated with silver by
electrolysis. Its mass increased by 0.216 g.

How many atoms of silver were deposited per cm2 on the surface of the medal?

A 8.0 × 10 18 B 1.8 × 1019 C 8.7 × 1020 D 1.2 × 1021

8 Which would contain 9.03 × 1023 oxygen atoms?

A 0.25 mol aluminium oxide

B 0.75 mol sulfur dioxide
C 1.5 mol sulfur trioxide
D 3.0 mol water

9 The ion Y3– contains 18 electrons and has a mass number of 31.

How many protons and neutrons does Y3– contain?

protons neutrons

A 15 16
B 15 18
C 18 13
D 21 10

10 A 0.216 g sample of an aluminium compound X reacts with an excess of water to produce a

single hydrocarbon gas. This gas burns completely in O2 to form H2O and CO2 only. The volume
of CO2 at room temperature and pressure is 108 cm3.

What is the formula of X?

A Al 2C3 B Al 3C2 C Al 3C4 D Al 4C3

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1 The composition of atoms and ions can be determined from knowledge of atomic number, nucleon
number and charge.

(a) Complete the table.

atomic nucleon number of number of number of

symbol
number number electrons protons neutrons

3 2 3Li
6 +

23 26 32
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(b) Boron occurs naturally as a mixture of two stable isotopes, 10B and 11B. The relative isotopic
masses and percentage abundances are shown.

isotope relative isotopic mass abundance / %

10
B 10.0129 19.78
11
B to be calculated 80.22

(i) Define the term relative isotopic mass.

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(ii) Calculate the relative isotopic mass of 11B.

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Give your answer to six significant figures. Show your working.

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2 (a) A sample contains three different types of atom: 18
40
Ar, 19
40
K and 20
40
Ca.

(i) State fully, in terms of the numbers of subatomic particles, what these three atoms have in
common.

.............................................................................................................................................

....................................................................................................................................... [1]

(ii) State fully, in terms of the numbers of all subatomic particles, how these three atoms
differ from each other.

.............................................................................................................................................

....................................................................................................................................... [1]

(b) A sample of sulfur contains only two isotopes, 32

S and 34
S. The relative atomic mass of this
sample is 32.09.

isotope isotopic mass

32
S 32.0
34
S 34.0

Calculate the percentage abundance of the isotopes present in this sample.

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% abundance 32S = ..............................

% abundance 34S = ..............................

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ilicon is found in many compounds in the Earth’s crust. Silicon has only three naturally
occurring isotopes, 28Si, 29Si and 30Si.

(i) The table shows data for 28Si, 29Si and 30Si.

28
Si 29
Si 30
Si
relative isotopic mass 28.0 29.0 30.0

A sample of silicon contains 92.2% 28Si. The total percentage abundance of 29Si and 30Si
in the sample is 7.8%.

The relative atomic mass, Ar, of silicon in the sample is 28.09.

Calculate the percentage abundance of 30Si.

Give your answer to one decimal place.

percentage abundance of 30Si = .............................. %

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4 (a) Complete the table to show the composition and identity of some atoms and ions.

name of nucleon atomic number of number of number of overall

element number number protons neutrons electrons charge

lithium 6 3 +1
............. ............. .............

oxygen 9 10
............. ............. ............. .............

54 26 26 24
............. ............. .............

17 18 0
............. ............. ............. .............

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(b) Beams of protons, neutrons and electrons behave differently in an electric field due to their
differing properties.

The diagram shows the path of a beam of electrons in an electric field.

Add and label lines to represent the paths of beams of protons and neutrons in the same field.
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electron beam
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(c) A sample of oxygen exists as a mixture of three isotopes. Information about two of these
isotopes is given in the table.

mass number 16 17
abundance 99.76% 0.04%

(i) Calculate the abundance of the third isotope.

abundance = ............................. % [1]

(ii) The relative atomic mass of this sample of oxygen is 16.0044.

Calculate the mass number of the third isotope. You must show your working.

mass number = ............................. [2]

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 The Periodic Table of Elements
Group
1 2 13 14 15 16 17 18
1 2
H He
hydrogen helium
Key 1.0 4.0
3 4 atomic number 5 6 7 8 9 10
Li Be atomic symbol B C N O F Ne
lithium beryllium name boron carbon nitrogen oxygen fluorine neon
6.9 9.0 relative atomic mass 10.8 12.0 14.0 16.0 19.0 20.2
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Na Mg Al Si P S Cl Ar
sodium magnesium aluminium silicon phosphorus sulfur chlorine argon
23.0 24.3 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 27.0 28.1 31.0 32.1 35.5 39.9
19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36
K Ca Sc Ti V Cr Mn Fe Co Ni Cu Zn Ga Ge As Se Br Kr
potassium calcium scandium titanium vanadium chromium manganese iron cobalt nickel copper zinc gallium germanium arsenic selenium bromine krypton
39.1 40.1 45.0 47.9 50.9 52.0 54.9 55.8 58.9 58.7 63.5 65.4 69.7 72.6 74.9 79.0 79.9 83.8
17

37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54
Rb Sr Y Zr Nb Mo Tc Ru Rh Pd Ag Cd In Sn Sb Te I Xe
rubidium strontium yttrium zirconium niobium molybdenum technetium ruthenium rhodium palladium silver cadmium indium tin antimony tellurium iodine xenon
85.5 87.6 88.9 91.2 92.9 95.9 – 101.1 102.9 106.4 107.9 112.4 114.8 116.7 121.8 127.6 126.9 131.3
55 56 57–71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86
Cs Ba lanthanoids
Hf Ta W Re Os Ir Pt Au Hg Tl Pb Bi Po At Rn
caesium barium hafnium tantalum tungsten rhenium osmium iridium platinum gold mercury thallium lead bismuth polonium astatine radon
132.9 137.3 178.5 180.9 183.8 186.2 190.2 192.2 195.1 197.0 200.6 204.4 207.2 209.0 – – –
87 88 89–103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 114 116
actinoids
Fr Ra Rf Db Sg Bh Hs Mt Ds Rg Cr Fl Lv
francium radium rutherfordium dubnium seaborgium bohrium hassium meitnerium darmstadtium roentgenium copernicium flerovium livermorium
– – – – – – – – – – – – –

57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71
lanthanoids La Ce Pr Nd Pm Sm Eu Gd Tb Dy Ho Er Tm Yb Lu
lanthanum cerium praseodymium neodymium promethium samarium europium gadolinium terbium dysprosium holmium erbium thulium ytterbium lutetium
138.9 140.1 140.9 144.4 – 150.4 152.0 157.3 158.9 162.5 164.9 167.3 168.9 173.1 175.0
89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103
actinoids Ac Th Pa U Np Pu Am Cm Bk Cf Es Fm Md No Lr
actinium thorium protactinium uranium neptunium plutonium americium curium berkelium californium einsteinium fermium mendelevium nobelium lawrencium
– 232.0 231.0 238.0 – – – – – – – – – – –