Mass Spectra Worksheet

1. Use the diagram below to answer the following questions:

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e 100
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50
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102 104 106 108 110 112

Mass m/e

a) Calculate the % abundance for each isotope of the element from the mass spectrum data—show work.

Mass/e Relative Intensity % Abundance

102 amu 3.7 1 , 01

104 amu 40.8 11 .

2

105 amu 81.7 22 , 3

106 amu 100.0 27 , 3

108 amu 96.8 26 . 5

110 amu 42.9 11 7

,

b) Calculate the average atomic mass of the element (show work) and identify the element.
2. UseR the diagram below to answer the following questions:
e
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t 100
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t 50
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85 87

Mass m/e

a) Calculate the % abundance for each isotope of the element from the mass spectrum data—show work.

Mass/e Relative Intensity % Abundance

-x100
85 amu 72 17 %
=

100
.

138 56 .

56 56x100
87 amu 38 27 83 %
=

. 138 , 56

b) Calculate the average atomic mass of the element (show work) and identify the element.

(85)() +
(8) ( ) =
85 58
.
3. Silver consists of two isotopes: 107Ag and 108Ag. If both isotopes form singly charged ions in the mass
spectrometer…

a) Which ion will follow the path B

marked A on the diagram? Ag-107
b) What must be changed in the mass spectrometer A

to make ion B able to reach the detector?

Strength of magnetic field should be

stronger .

detector