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CHAPTER 1: ATOMS, MOLECULES AND STOICHIOMETRY

1 Atoms, Molecules and Stoichiometry Candidates should be able to:

1.1 Fundamental particles of an atom
(a) describe the properties of protons, neutrons and electrons in terms
2 of their relative charges and relative masses;
(b) predict the behaviour of beams of protons, neutrons and electrons
in both electric and magnetic fields;
(c) describe the distribution of mass and charges within an atom;
(d) determine the number of protons, neutrons and electrons present
in both neutral and charged species of a given proton number and
nucleon number;
(e) describe the contribution of protons and neutrons to atomic nuclei
in terms of proton number and nucleon number;
(f) distinguish isotopes based on the number of neutrons present, and
state examples of both stable and unstable isotopes.

1.2 Relative atomic, isotopic, molecular and
formula masses
3 Candidates should be able to:
(a) define the terms relative atomic mass, Ar, relative isotopic mass,
relative molecular mass, Mr, and relative formula mass based on 12C;
(b) interpret mass spectra in terms of relative abundance of isotopes
and molecular fragments;
(c) calculate relative atomic mass of an element from the relative
abundance of its isotopes or its mass spectrum.

1.3 The mole and the Avogadro constant
3 Candidates should be able to:
(a) define mole in terms of the Avogadro constant;
(b) calculate the number of moles of reactants, volumes of gases,
volumes of solutions and concentrations of solutions;
(c) deduce stoichiometric relationships from the calculations above.

MATTER 1. Matter is defined as anything that takes up space and

has mass.

2. The smallest particles in matter are atoms. Atoms are
made up of subatomic particles known as protons,
neutrons and electrons.
3. Protons are deflected towards negative pole in
electric field, electrons are deflected towards positive
pole while neutrons are not affected.
Particle Relative Mass Relative Charge
Proton (p) 1 +1
Neutron (n) 1 0
Electron (e) 0 (1/1837) -1
4. Proton number = number of protons
Nucleon number = number of protons + number of
neutrons
5. Cations are positively charged ions while anions are
negatively charged ions.
6. Ions and molecules have the same number of electrons
are said to be isoelectronic.
7. Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have the
same proton number but different nucleon number.
They have the same chemical properties but different
physical properties
8. The stability of nuclei depends on the relative number
of protons and neutrons ratio (1:1), if the nucleus of
the isotope is unstable, it will emit radiation
(radioisotope).
9. There are 3 types of radiation:
 α particle is 4He2+ (positively charged nuclei),
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 β particle is 0e-1 (e- that travels with high speed)
and
 γ rays (high energy electromagnet radiation)
emitted when radioisotope emits α and β particles.
STABLE & UNSTABLE ISOTOPES
1. The proton and neutron of the stable isotopes are
usually equal
n/p=1,
where n is number of neutron and p is the number
of proton
2. When the isotopic mass increases, the number of
proton become greater than the number of neutron
and thus cause the ratio of n to p deviate from 1
3. The deviation of the ratio of n/p more or less than
1 will cause the isotopes become unstable and
there are 2 mechanism to stabilize the isotopes.
They are :
a) alpha decay b) beta decay
4. During Beta decay, a neutron split up forming a
proton and an electron
5. Beta decay occurs when, in a nucleus with too
many protons or too many neutrons, one of the
protons or neutrons is transformed into the other.
6. If n / p greater than 1 , the neutron split into proton
and electron and releasing the electron
7. If n / p less than 1 , the proton capture electron to
form neutron
8. Alpha decay causing rejection of alpha , α ,4He2+
9. By this decay, the ratio of n : p is stabilize near to
1 and forming a stable isotopes
235U  231Th + 4He2+ (α particle emitted)
225Ra  225Ac + 0e- (β particle emitted)
EXAMPLE 1
Name the particles X and Y in the following nuclear
reactions,
and give their charge and mass.
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2. Relative atomic mass is the average mass of an atom

a) Th  X  225
229
90 88 Ra of the element compared to 1/12 of the mass of 1
b)
225
88 Ra  Y  225
89 Ac
atom C-12.

3. RAM = % of isotope 1 +% of isotope 2

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4. Relative molecular mass of a substance is the mass of 1

molecule of the substance compared to 1/12 of
mass C-12.
5. Relative molecular mass is calculated by adding
together the relative atomic mass of all the atoms
EXAMPLE 2 present in the formula of the substance.

Identify particles X, Y and Z in the nuclear reactions EXAMPLE 3

below.
(I)
14
6 C 147 N  X Calculate the relative atomic mass for Mg.

(II)
9
4 Be  24He  Y  01n Isotope 24Mg 25Mg 26Mg

Relative
79% 10% 11%
abundance
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EXAMPLE 4

Relative atomic mass for bromine consists of isotopes 79Br

and 81Br is 79.9. Calculate the relative abundance of
79Br in the mixture of isotopes.

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EXAMPLE 5

Calculate the relative atomic mass of iron from the

RELATIVE MASS following data:

1. Carbon-12 isotope is chosen as the standard mass for Relative 54 56 57 58

comparing the mass of other isotopes because of its isotopic mass
exact mass, abundance and stability. This is known as Relative 5.8 91.6 2.2 0.4
carbon scale and 12C = 12.0 exactly. abundance (%)
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SOLUTION

EXAMPLE 6

Calculate the value of a and b if the RMM is 43.5

Isotope Relative abundance 1. Instrument that separates positive ions by their

42M a mass to charge (m/z) ratios. It shows their masses
44M
and abundance.
b
45M 12 Mass spectrum of an element gives 3 types of
information:
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corresponds to the number of lines in
mass spec
(ii) relative isotopic mass of each isotope,
corresponds to the m/e ratio
(iii) relative abundance of each isotope,
relative height of each peak

2. There are 5 processes that occur in mass

EXAMPLE 7 spectrometer:
a. Vaporization of sample at the vaporization
The diagram shows the mass spectrum of a sample of chamber where sample (in gaseous form) are
naturally-occurring copper introduced
b. Ionization, cations are produced when gaseous
sample are bombarded with high energy electron
and lose electrons
c. Acceleration of ions occurs when cations are
pulled towards to negative charged plate P1.
Negative charged plate P2 are set with high voltage
so that the ions are accelerated with constant and
high speed.
d. Deflection, cations that enter the magnetic filed
will be separated according to its mass to charge
ration (m/z). Ions with the same m/z will move on
the same trajectory, lighter ions and higher charged
What is the relative atomic mass of this copper? ions will deflect more compared to the heavier ions
and smaller charged ions
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acceleration voltage, ions with certain m/z can be
focused on the ion detector and the recorder will
record and produce the mass spectrum of the
sample

MASS SPECTROMETRY
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HOW DOES MASS SPECTROMETRY WORK?

1. When a high energy electron bombards a molecule

in a mass spectrometer, energy is transferred to that
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molecule. This can result in the molecule itself losing

an electron.

2. The resulting species - a molecular ion - is

positively charged as it has lost an electron
• the dot (•) represents the unpaired electron
remaining from an electron pair
when the other electron has been expelled
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the molecular ion can fragment even further forming

new ions, molecules or radicals
• radicals are neutral species containing an unpaired
electron
7.Here are some list of the common fraction of
3. In addition to the steady fragmentation of pieces, compound/ element detected by mass spectrometry
re-arrangement of the structure can also take place
giving rise to many other fragments.
Fragment
No Possible Inference
Lost
4. Each peak is due to a particular fragment with a
certain m/e or m/z value. 1 H
a) highest m/z value usually corresponds to the
molecular ion 15 CH3
b) its position provides information about the 16 NH2 amide
molecular mass of a substance
c) The tallest peaks come from the most stable 17 OH
species 18 H2O alcohol

5. 2 types of lines spectrum obtained: 19 F fluoro compound

26 C2H2 aromatic

ketone
CO
28 N2 aromatic, ethyl ether, ethyl ester, n-propyl
C2H4 ketones, McLafferty
rearrangement

CHO aldehyde
29
C2H5 ethyl

30 CH2=NH2 primary amine

a) Line caused by molecular ions  peak with 31 OCH3 methyl ester

highest mass is the molecular ion
32 CH3OH methyl ester
b)Lines caused by fragments ions  bombarding e- 35,
has enough energy, molecular ions formed can Cl chloro compound
37
undergo bond fission and fragment ions are
produced
EXAMPLE 8
6. The small peak (M+1) is due to the natural
abundance (about 1%) of carbon-13. The height of Boron (relative atomic mass = 10.8) consists of two
isotopes 10B and 11B. What is the ratio of the lighter isotope
this peak relative to that for the molecular ion
to the heavier isotope?
depends on the number of carbon atoms in the
molecule. The more carbons present, the larger the
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M+1 peak.

EXAMPLE 9

An element R consists of two isotopes 35R and 37R. Part of

the mass spectrum of R is shown below

The mass spectra of these simple hydrocarbons have

peaks at m/z values corresponding to the ions
produced by breaking C-C bonds. Peaks can occur at
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9.0
6.0
1.0

70 72 74
Give the formula of the species responsible for each of the
peaks
What is the relative abundance of 35R : 37R?
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EXAMPLE 10 EXAMPLE 12

Name the parts A to E in the following diagram of a mass Bromine consists of two isotopes, Br-79 and Br-81. The
spectrometer relative molecular mass of bromine is 159.8. What is the
percentage composition of the Br-79 isotope?

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EXAMPLE 13

Bromine has two isotopes of mass 79 and 81. The two

isotopes both have approximate relative abundances of
50%. Sketch the mass spectrum of bromine

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EXAMPLE 11 EXAMPLE 14

The mass spectrum for hydrogen chloride is shown below: A sample of carbon monoxide consisting of the isotopes 12C,
13C, 16O and 17O was analyzed in the mass spectrometer. The

relative abundance of the isotopes are given below:

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Isotopes 12C 13C 16O 17O SOLUTION

Relative abundance 90 10 99 1

(a) Give the m/e values for all the CO+ peaks.

(b) Calculate the relative abundance of each peak.

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MOLE & AVOGADRO’S CONSTANT

1. A mole of a substance is the amount of that

substance that contains the same number of
EXAMPLE 15 elementary particles as there are carbon atoms in
12.00000 grams of carbon-12.
Identify each peak in this spectrum
2. The number of particles in one mole of a substance
is 6.02 x 1023. This is known as Avogadro's
number, L.

3. (Number of particles) = (number of moles) x L

4. MASS = MOLAR MASS x NUMBER OF MOLES

5. Concentration of solution is measured in amount of

substance (g) dissolved in 1 dm3 solution or
amount of
6. substance (mol) dissolved in 1dm3 solution.

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EXAMPLE 17

EXAMPLE 16 25cm3 of phosphoric acid needed 20cm3 of sodium

The mass spectrum of chlorine, Cl2, consists of three peaks
at m/e of 70, 72 and 74 in the ratio of 9 : 6 : 1. Explain this
observation
hydroxide for complete neutralization. The concentration of
sodium hydroxide used is 0.50 mol dm-3 whereas the
concentration of phosphoric acid is 0.20 mol dm-3.
a)Calculate the number of moles for phosphoric acid

b)Calculate the number of moles of sodium hydroxide used
c)Write the balanced equation for the reaction that occurs
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EXAMPLE 18
What mass of aluminium will be needed to react with 10 g
of CuO.
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EMPIRICAL AND MOLECULAR FORMULAE
1. The empirical formula of a compound is the
formula which shows the simplest whole-number
ratio in which the atoms in that compound exist.
It can be calculated if the composition by mass of
the compound is known.
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2. The molecular formula of a substance is the
formula which shows the number of each type of
atom in the one molecule of that substance.
3. It applies only to molecular substances, and can be
deduced if the empirical formula and molar mass of
the compound are known.
4. The molecular formula is always a simple whole
number multiple of the empirical formula.
EXAMPLE 19
A substance contains 85.8% carbon and 14.2% hydrogen,
what is its empirical formula? If its relative molecular mass
is 56, what is its molecular formula?
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EXAMPLE 20
What is the percentage composition by mass of ethanoic
acid, C2H4O2?
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EXERCISE
1. A compound contains C 62.08%, H 10.34% and O
27.58% by mass. Find its empirical formula and its
molecular formula given that its relative molecular
mass is 58.
2. Find the empirical formula of the compound containing
C 22.02%, H 4.59% and Br 73.39% by mass.
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3. A compound containing 85.71% C and 14.29% H has a D the amount of particles present in one mole of the
relative molecular mass of 56. Find its molecular substance
formula.
3. The relative atomic mass of chlorine is 35.5. How many
4. A compound containing 84.21% carbon and 15.79% times is one atom of chlorine heavier than one atom of
hydrogen by mass has a relative molecular mass of 114. 12C?

Find its molecular formula. A 0.34

B 35.5
5. Analysis of a hydrocarbon showed that 7.8 g of the C 426
hydrocarbon contained 0.6 g of hydrogen and that the D 2.96
relative molecular mass was 78. Find the molecular
formula of the hydrocarbon.
4. Boron (relative atomic mass = 10.8) consists of two
6. 3.36 g of iron join with 1.44 g of oxygen in an oxide of isotopes 10B and 11B. What is the ratio of the lighter
iron. What is the empirical formula of the oxide? isotope to the heavier isotope?
A 1:1
7. What is the percentage composition of SiCl4? B 1:5
C 1:4
8. What is the mass of sulphur in 1 tonne of H2SO4? D 1:2

5.

14 16 28 44 m/e
Which of the following substance is expected to give the
mass spectrum above?
A CO2 C N 2O
B C3H8 D Mixture of N2 and O2

6. The number of fragment ions (considering only uni-

positive ions) that can be formed from the compound NO 2
in a mass spectrometer is
A 2 C 1
B 4 D 3

7. What is the function of the vacuum pump in the mass

spectrometer?

A To reduce the pressure in the spectrometer

B To remove slow moving ions
C To remove unionised atoms or molecules
D To facilitates the ionisation of the molecules or atoms

8. During the radioactive decay of an isotope a particle 10X

is emitted. Which of the following is particle 10X?

QUESTION A Electron B a-particle

C Neutron D Proton
1. Nucleon number of an atom refers to
A the number of protons 9. Which of the following sets of m/e values correctly
B the total number of protons and neutrons represent the mass spectrum of chlorine gas?
C the number of neutrons
D the total number of electrons, protons and neutrons A 35 37 70 74
B 35 37 70 72 74
C 35 37 71
2. The Avogadro constant is defined as D 35 35.5 37 70 71 74
A the number of atoms in 12 g of carbon-12
B the number of atoms in 12 g of carbon
C the number of atoms in 12 g of an element
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10. A hydrated salt (R.m.m. = 120) loses 40% of its mass

when heated. What is the relative molecular mass of the 17. Bromine consists of two isotopes, Br-79 and Br-81. The
anhydrous salt? relative molecular mass of bromine is 159.8. What is the
percentage composition of the Br-79 isotope?
A 26 C 62
B 36 D 72 A 55.6 C 54.0
B 56.0 D 55.0

11. The table below list the relative molecular mass of % of 18. Which of the following species will be deflected the
Q for three compounds of Q. most in a mass spectrometer?

Compound R.m.m. % A 35Cl2+ B 35Cl-37Cl+

1 100 48 C 37Cl2+ D 35Cl22+

2 64 50
3 40 40.
19. Which of the following particles can be describe as
What is the most probable relative atomic mass of Q? nucleons?
A 16 C 44
B 17 D 26 1 Neutron
2 proton
3 Electron
12. Which of the following ions will be deflected most in a
mass spectrometer? 20. The proton number of argon and potassium is 18 and
19 respectively. However, their relative atomic mass is 40
A 35Cl+ C 35Cl2+ and 39 respectively. Which of the following statement
B 37Cl+ D 35Cl37Cl+ regarding the most abundant isotopes of argon and
potassium is/are correct?
13. The mass spectrum of bromine contains two peaks of
equal height at m/e values of 158 and 162, and no other 1 oxygen atoms
peaks with m/e value greater than 162. The relative atomic 2 carbon atoms
mass of bromine is 3 carbon dioxide molecules

A 79 C 81 21. The degree of deflection of a positive ion in a mass

B 80 D 82 spectrometer depends on

1 the charge on the ion

14. 8n atoms of an element X (R.m.m. = 186) weighs 446.4 g. 2 the strength of the magnetic field
What is the mass of n atoms of an element Y ( R.m.m. = 106)? 3 the mass of the ion

A 446.4 g C 111.6 g
B 63.6 g D 31.8 g
22. Which of the following statements regarding the
isotopes 32P and 32S are correct?

1 if a neutron is added to 32P, 32S is produced

2 32P contains more neutron than 32S
15. β-particles are also known as 3 Atoms of both isotopes contains 32 electrons

A ejected from the nucleus when a proton breaks down to
form an electron and a neutron
B ejected from the nucleus when a neutron breaks down to
form an electron and a proton
C ejected from the nucleus when an electron breaks down
23. The mass spectrum of a sample of bromine consists
of a peak at m/e 79. Which of the following species
is/are responsible for this peak?
1 79Br+

to form a β-particle and a positron 2 79Br2+

D ejected from the nucleus when a neutron breaks down to 3 79Br22+

form a β-particle and an electron

24. The relative molecular mass of chlorine, Cl 2, is 71.
16. The mass of a neutron cannot be determined by mass However no atom of chlorine of relative atomic mass
spectroscopy because 35.5 exists. Correct statements about this phenomenon
include
A it is too light
B it is a mass of zero on the 12C scale 1 chlorine-35.5 is radioactive
C it is neutral 2 naturally chlorine consists of isotopes
D it has the same mass as a proton 3 no chlorine molecular of relative mass 71 can exists
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but the total number of proton is more than the

25. The main features of a mass spectrometer includes total number of electrons?
A H+
1 detection of electrons B H3O+
2 production of positive ions from the gaseous sample C D3O+
3 measurement of the ionization energy of the element D OH-
E OD-

26. An organic compound has the following 3 4. Which of the following is correct with regards to
composition by mass: the number of electrons and number of neutrons in the
C, 40.1%; H, 6.6%; O, 52.3% particles concern?
It can be concluded that
1 its empirical formula is CH2O Particle electrons neutrons
2 its molecular formula is C2H4O2
3 its relative molecular mass is 60 A 7935Br+ 34 44

27. The Avogadro constant refers to B 199F 19 9

1 the number of electrons in one mole of electron C 167N 9 7

2 the relative atomic mass of an element expressed in
gram D 188O2- 8 10
3 the molar volume of a gas at s.t.p.

28. Which of the following statements regarding the 13C

isotope are correct?

1 it has the same chemical properties as 12C

2 it is denser than 12C
3 it is heavier than 12C

29. Which of the following properties can be used to

differentiate between 35Cl and 37Cl?

1 Relative mass 35. Chlorine consists of 2 isotopes Cl-35 and Cl-37 in the
2 Number of neutron ratio of 3:1. Phosphorus is monoisotopic consisting only
3 Smell P-31.The mass spectrum of phosphorus trichloride consists
of 9 peaks in 3 groups as below. Identify the species
30. In a mass spectrometer, the deflection of a that are responsible for the peaks.
positively charge ion increases with
Group m/e value
1 increasing mass of the ion A 66, 68
2 increasing charge on the ion B 101, 103, 105
3 increasing speed of the ion C 136, 138, 140, 142
36. CF2Cl2 is a coolant used in refrigerators. Which is
31. Which of the following statements is/are correct the possible mass spectrum for CF2Cl2? [Isotopes are
regarding radioactive decay? 12C, 19F, 35Cl, 37Cl].

1 The β particle emitted comes from the

decomposition of the neutron in the nucleus
2 When an α particle is emitted, the daughter nucleus
contains 4 proton less than
3 All radioactive decay involve emission of charged
particles the original nucleus

32. Which of the following is true regarding the atoms

31T?

1 it is an isotopes of hydrogen
2 it contains 2 protons in the nucleus
3 it has a relative mass of 2

33. In which of the following ions is the total number of

protons the same as the total number of neutron,
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37. The diagram below shows the mass spectrum of a

hydrocarbon, Q.

40. Which of the following data shows the correct

m/e value for a sample of chlorine gas in a mass
Which of the following is possibly hydrocarbon Q?
spectrum?
A C4H8 C C8H16
[Chlorine isotopes are: 35Cl, 37Cl]
B C10H20 D C10H22
A 35, 37, 35.5, 70, 70.5, 74
B 35, 37, 70, 74, 74.5
C 35, 37, 70, 72, 74
D 35, 37, 70, 74

41. Which of the following ions has more electrons

than protons, and more protons than neutrons?
[H = 11H; D = 21H; He = 42He; O = 168O]
A D B D3O+
C OH- D H

42. The diagram below shows a mass spectrum of an

alkane, E.

38.

Which of the following will release a spectrum like the

one shown above?
A CH4 C N2O
B C4H10 D CO2

39. Bromine exists in nature as the isotopes 7935Br and

81 Br in an identical percentage of abundance. Based
35
in the information given, which of the following
represent the mass spectrum for 12CH2Br2?
What could E be?
A C10H22 B C10H20
C C12H26 D C6H6

43. The symbol D represents 21H. Which of the

following represents the particle with 1 proton, 1
neutron and 2 electrons?
A He B H+
C SiO2 D Na2O
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44. The two types of isotopes for boron are 105B and
11 B. The relative atomic mass for boron is 10.8. What 50. Sulfamic acid is a white solid used by plumbers
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is the percentage of 105B in this mixture? as a limescale remover.Sulfamic acid contains
A 20% B 40% 14.42% by mass of nitrogen, 3.09% hydrogen and
C 60% D 80% 33.06% sulfur the remainder is oxygen.
(i) Calculate the empirical formula of sulfamic acid.
45. Which of the following cannot be obtained from a
mass spectrometer? (ii) The molar mass of sulfamic acid is 97.1 g mol–1.
A The number of isotopes
Use this information to deduce the molecular
B Relative molecular mass
C Relative abundance of isotopes formula of sulfamic acid.
D The electron configuration in an atom

46. Which ion stated below has

(i) number of protons = number of neutrons
and
(ii) number of protons > number of electrons?
A D2O+ B Cl-
C H3O+ D NH4+

47. The graph below shows the changes in the

number of neutrons against the number of protons for
isotopes of elements that are stable and not
radioactive. 51. The following data were obtained from the mass
spectrum of a sample of chromium.

Calculate the relative atomic mass of this sample of

chromium.
The P isotopes is not stable and deteriorates. Which of
the following statements is true? 1. Magnesium exists naturally as a mixture of its isotopes,
A P emits X-rays and γ- rays. 24Mg, 25Mg and 26Mg.
B P emits γ- rays (a) The isotopes in magnesium can be separated by mass
C P emits β particles spectrometry. The diagram below shows a mass
D P emits α particles spectrometer.

48. Bromine consists of two isotopes, 7935Br and 8135Br.

If the relative atomic mass of bromine is 79.9, what is
the percentage of isotopes 7935Br in natural bromine?
A 55% B 40%
C 35% D 27.5%

49. The relative atomic mass of chlorine is 35.5 and its

proton number is 17. Chlorine has two isotopes with
18 and 20 neutrons respectively. What is the ratio of
the number of light isotopes to the number of heavy
isotopes? (i) Complete the diagram by adding the names of the two
A 3:1 B 1:3 missing processes in the boxes.
C 1:4 D 4:1

(ii) Complete the table below to show the composition of
the 25Mg and 26Mg isotopes
(iii) Complete the electronic configuration of an atom of
24Mg.
1s2..................................................................[1]
(iv) Results from the mass spectrum of a sample of
magnesium are shown below.
Calculate the relative atomic mass of the sample of
magnesium. Give your answer to two decimal places.
2. A gaseous sample of chromium can be analysed in a
mass spectrometer. Before deflection, the
chromium atoms are ionised and then accelerated.
(a) Describe briefly how positive ions are formed from
gaseous chromium atoms in a mass
spectrometer.
(b) What is used in a mass spectrometer to accelerate the
positive ions?
(c) What is used in a mass spectrometer to deflect the
positive ions?
(d) The mass spectrum of a sample of chromium shows
four peaks. Use the data below to
calculate the relative atomic mass of chromium in the
sample. Give your answer to two
decimal places.
3. A sample of iron from a meteorite was found to contain
the isotopes 54Fe, 56Fe and 57Fe.
(a) The relative abundances of these isotopes can be
determined using a mass spectrometer.In the mass
spectrometer, the sample is first vaporised and then
ionised.
(i) State what is meant by the term isotopes.
(ii) Explain how, in a mass spectrometer, ions are
detected and how their abundance is measured.
How ions are detected...........................................................
How abundance is measured ............................................................
(i) Define the term relative atomic mass of an element.
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(ii) The relative abundances of the isotopes in this sample
of iron were found to be as
follows.
Use the data above to calculate the relative atomic mass
of iron in this sample.
Give your answer to one decimal place
EXTRA QUESTION
1. Succinic acid has the formula (CH2)n(COOH)2 and reacts with
dilute sodium hydroxide as follows: (CH2)n(COOH)2 + 2NaOH 
(CH2)n(COONa)2 + 2H2O
2.0 g of succinic acid were dissolved in water and the solution
made up to 250 cm3. This solution was placed in a burette and
18.4 cm3 was required to neutralise 25 cm3 of 0.1 moldm-3 NaOH.
Deduce the molecular formula of the acid and hence the value of n.
2. Sodium carbonate exists in hydrated form, Na2CO3.xH2O, in the
solid state. 3.5 g of a sodium carbonate sample was dissolved in
water and the volume made up to 250 cm3. 25.0 cm3 of this
solution was titrated against 0.1 moldm-3 HCl and 24.5 cm3 of the
acid were required. Calculate the value of x given the equation:
Na2CO3 + 2HCl  2NaCl + CO2 + H2O
3.25 cm3 of a sample of vinegar (CH3COOH) was pipetted into a
volumetric flask and the volume was made up to 250 cm3. This
solution was placed in a burette and 13.9 cm3 were required to
neutralise 25 cm3 of 0.1 moldm-3 NaOH. Calculate the molarity of
the original vinegar solution and its concentration in gdm-3, given
that it reacts with NaOH in a 1:1 ratio.
4.2.5 g of a sample of impure ethanedioic acid, H2C2O4.2H2O, was
dissolved in water and the solution made up to 250 cm3. This
solution was placed in a burette and 21.3 cm3 were required to
neutralise 25 cm3 of 0.1 moldm-3 NaOH. Given that ethanedioic
acid reacts with NaOH in a 1:2 ratio, calculate the percentage
purity of the sample.
5. A toilet cleaner containing sodium hydrogensulphate, NaHSO4 is
believed to have been contaminated. 5.678 g of the sample were
dissolved in water and the solution was made up to 250 cm3. This
solution was placed in a burette and 23.1 cm3 of it were required
to neutralise 25 cm3 of 0.1 moldm-3 sodium hydroxide.
Calculate the percentage purity of the sample given that the
species react in a 1:1 ratio.
6.When silicon tetrachloride is added to water, the following
reaction occurs:
SiCl4(l) + 2H2O(l)  SiO2(s) + 4HCl(aq)
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1.2 g of impure silicon tetrachloride was dissolved in excess water,

and the resulting solution was made up to 250 cm3. A 25 cm3
portion of the solution was then titrated against 0.10 moldm-3 1
sodium hydroxide, and 18.7 cm3 of the alkali were required. What +
was the percentage purity of the silicon tetrachloride?
2
7. 13.2 g of a sample of zinc sulphate, ZnSO4.xH2O, was strongly
heated until no further change in mass was recorded. On heating, 4 –
all the water of crystallisation evaporated as follows: ZnSO4.xH2O 3
 ZnSO4 + xH2O.
Calculate the number of moles of water of crystallisation in the
zinc sulphate sample given that 7.4 g of solid remained after
strong heating. A1 B.2 C.3 D.4

Answer 4. (a) Define the term isotope.

1) n = 2 2) x = 10 3) 1.80 moldm-3, 108 gdm-3 4)73.9 % 5) 57.2 %
6) 66.3 % 7) x = 7 (b) A sample of argon exists as a mixture
of three isotopes.

mass number 36, relative abundance 0.337 %

mass number 38, relative abundance 0.0630 %

mass number 40, relative abundance 99.6 %

1. What is the correct number of each particle Calculate the relative atomic mass of
in a fluoride ion, 19F–? argon.

protons neutrons electrons

(c) State the number of electrons, protons
A. 9 10 8
and neutrons in the ion 56Fe3+.
B. 9 10 9
C. 9 10 10
D. 9 19 10 5. How many protons, neutrons and electrons
are there in the species 26Mg2+ ?
2. (a) State a physical property that is
different for isotopes of an element. Protons Neutrons Electrons
A. 10 14 12

B. 12 14 10
(b) Chlorine exists as two isotopes, 35Cl C. 12 26 10
and 37Cl. The relative atomic mass of 14 12 12
D.
chlorineis 35.45. Calculate the
percentage abundance of each isotope.
69
6. A sample of gallium exists as two isotopes, Ga, relative
71
abundance 61.2 %, and Ga, relative abundance 38.8 %.
Calculate the relative atomic mass of gallium.

3. Electrons are directed into an electric field

from left to right as indicated by the arrow in
the diagram below. Which path is most
probable for these electrons?
7. What is the difference between two neutral atoms
59 59
represented by the symbols 27
Co and 28
Ni ?

A. The number of neutrons only.

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B. The number of protons and electrons

only.

C. The number of protons and neutrons

only.

D. The number of protons, neutrons and

electrons.

8. A certain sample of element Z contains 60%

of 69Z and 40% of 71Z. What is the relative
atomic mass of element Z in this sample?

A. 69.2

B. 69.8

C. 70.0

D. 70.2

ANSWER
1. C
9. Which ion would undergo the greatest 2. (a) mass / density / for gases: rate of
deflection in a mass spectrometer? effusion or diffusion / melting point /
boiling point
A. 16O+
(b) if 35Cl = x, then (x = 35.00) + (1 – x)
37.00 = 35.45
B. 16O2+

18O2+ therefore, x = 0.775;

C. 35
Cl = 77.5 % and 37Cl = 22.5 %;

D. (16O18O)+
3. A
4. (a) atoms of the same element / same
10. Lithium is a Group I element in the Periodic Table. It number of protons / same atomic
occurs naturally in two isotopic forms. The relative number;
abundance of the each of these isotopes is shown in having different numbers of neutrons /
the table below: different (mass number);
(b) relative atomic mass =
Istope 6
Li 7
Li 36  0.337  38  0.0630  40  99.6 ;
Relative abundance (%) 7.4 92.6 100

(a) What is the meaning of the term 'isotope'? (c) 23 electrons;

(b) Calculate the relative atomic mass of lithium 26 protons;
30 neutrons;
5. B
6. (a) atoms of the same element / same
atomic number / same number of
protons;
different numbers of neutrons / mass
numbers;
(b) relative atomic mass =
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(69  61.2  71  38.8)

= 69.8; 1
100
7. D
8 B
9. B

10. a)Atoms with the same atomic number but

different mass number/atoms with the same no. of
protons but different no. of neutrons

b) Relative atomic mass = 6×0.074 + 7×0.926

= 6.93