2. Atoms & Elements
Rutherford Gold Foil Experiment
9PRACTICE PROBLEM
There are two different isotopes of chlorine and these are 35Cl (abundance = 75.78 %) and 37Cl (abundance = 24.22 %). Under a certain condition, a mass spectrum of Cl2 consists of three peaks (Peak 1 - 69.938 u, Peak 2 - 71.935 u, and Peak 3 - 73.932 u) with a relative abundance ratio of 9:6:1. Determine which two atoms comprising a Cl2 molecule gave each peak.
There are two different isotopes of chlorine and these are 35Cl (abundance = 75.78 %) and 37Cl (abundance = 24.22 %). Under a certain condition, a mass spectrum of Cl2 consists of three peaks (Peak 1 - 69.938 u, Peak 2 - 71.935 u, and Peak 3 - 73.932 u) with a relative abundance ratio of 9:6:1. Determine which two atoms comprising a Cl2 molecule gave each peak.
ANSWERS OPTIONS
A
Peak 1: 37Cl —37ClPeak 2: 35Cl —37ClPeak 3: 35Cl —35Cl
B
Peak 1: 35Cl —35ClPeak 2: 37Cl —37ClPeak 3: 35Cl —37Cl
C
Peak 1: 35Cl —37ClPeak 2: 35Cl —35ClPeak 3: 37Cl —37Cl
D
Peak 1: 35Cl —35ClPeak 2: 35Cl —37ClPeak 3: 37Cl —37Cl