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Atomic STR & Periodictable Week Assignment 01

This document contains a chemistry assignment on mass spectrometry and atomic structure. It includes questions about isotopes, calculating relative atomic mass from mass spectrometer data, identifying elements based on their mass and charge spectra, and writing electronic configurations in s,p,d,f notation and noble gas shorthand. Students are asked to calculate relative molecular masses from isotopic data, describe how a mass spectrometer works, identify elements from spectra, and write configurations for various atoms and ions.

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Atomic STR & Periodictable Week Assignment 01

This document contains a chemistry assignment on mass spectrometry and atomic structure. It includes questions about isotopes, calculating relative atomic mass from mass spectrometer data, identifying elements based on their mass and charge spectra, and writing electronic configurations in s,p,d,f notation and noble gas shorthand. Students are asked to calculate relative molecular masses from isotopic data, describe how a mass spectrometer works, identify elements from spectra, and write configurations for various atoms and ions.

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Department of Science- Chemistry-Weekend Assignment 1- Mass spectrometer & Atomic structure 2014 1

1. An atom contains 5 protons and 5 neutrons. Give the symbol for this atom, including the mass
number.
2. a) Explain in terms of subatomic particles, the meaning of the term isotopes.
b) Define the term relative isotopic mass.
c) Carbon consists of the isotopes
12
C,
13
C and
14
C. Chlorine consists of the isotopes
35
Cl and
37
Cl. Use this data to calculate the maximum relative molecular mass of a molecule of carbon
tetrachloride, CCl
4
.
d) Why do isotopes of the same element have the same chemical properties?
3. A gaseous sample of an element can be analysed using a mass spectrometer.
a) Describe briefly how positive ions are formed from gaseous atoms in a mass spectrometer.
b) What is used to accelerate the positive ions in mass spectrometer?
c) What is used to deflect the positive ions in a mass spectrometer?
d) The following data were obtained from the mass spectrum of sample of chromium.
Mass/Charge ratio % Abundance
50.0 4.3
52.0 83.8
53.0 9.5
54.0 2.4

(i) Calculate the relative atomic mass of chromium in this sample. Give your answer to three
significant figures.
(ii) In which block of the Periodic Table is chromium found?
4. The mass spectrum for a sample of metal is shown.








a) Calculate the relative atomic mass of the sample of metal, giving your answer to three
significant figures.
b) What is the element, the sample is most likely to be, from the periodic table?
c) Give the electronic configuration for the above element in s p d f notation.
FACULTY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE
CHEMISTRY
WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT 1: MASS SPECTROMETERY & ATOMIC STURCTURE
70
30
63
65
Relative
abundance
Mass/charge ratio

Department of Science- Chemistry-Weekend Assignment 1- Mass spectrometer & Atomic structure 2014 2

5 Write the electronic configuration for the following using
a) s p d f notation
b) box notation or spin diagram
c) and noble gas configuration (shortened version of electronic configuration)
(i) sodium atom
(ii) sulfur atom
(iii) Oxide ion
(iv) Cobalt atom
(v) Chromium ion (Cr
3+
)
(vi) Krypton
(vii) Iron (ll) ion (Fe
2+
)

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