1. (a) Give two important uses of the mass spectrometer.
(b) The figure of a mass spectrometer is given above. Identify the processes occuring at A to F
inclusive.
(c) What determines the amount of deflection that an ion will undergo?
2. (a) What are isotopes? Illustrate your answer with an example.
(b)In what way are isotopes similar? Give examples of two properties in which isotopes are
different.
(c) Define relative isotopic mass.
3. Define
(a) the relative atomic mass (A,)
(b)the relative molecular mass (M,)
(c) the molar mass (M)
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1. An element Q has the above mass spectrum.
(a) Calculate the relative atomic mass of @.
(b)Identify the element by name.
(c) Write an atomic symbol, in the form 4%, for the two isotopes of Q.Relative abundance
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The mass spectrum of ethanol, CH,CH,OH, is shown above.
(a) Identify the species responsible for peaks with m/e values of 14, 15, 17, 29, 31, 45 and
46.
(b) What species is responsible for the peak with m/e value of 47?
(c) What is the name given to the peak with m/e value of 46?