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Mass Spec Exam Questions 2

This document provides information about time of flight (TOF) mass spectrometry and asks two questions related to analyzing an element Q. (1) The mass spectrum of element Q is given, showing peaks at m/z values of 82, 83, 84, and 86. Calculating the relative atomic mass gives 84.0, identifying element Q as Kr. (2) Given the time of flight for a 82Q+ ion is 1.243 × 10-5 s, the question asks to calculate the time of flight of an 86Q+ ion using the kinetic energy equation. Solving this gives a time of flight of 1.273 × 10-5 s.

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Mass Spec Exam Questions 2

This document provides information about time of flight (TOF) mass spectrometry and asks two questions related to analyzing an element Q. (1) The mass spectrum of element Q is given, showing peaks at m/z values of 82, 83, 84, and 86. Calculating the relative atomic mass gives 84.0, identifying element Q as Kr. (2) Given the time of flight for a 82Q+ ion is 1.243 × 10-5 s, the question asks to calculate the time of flight of an 86Q+ ion using the kinetic energy equation. Solving this gives a time of flight of 1.273 × 10-5 s.

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Mass Spectrometry /6

Q1. This question is about time of flight (TOF) mass spectrometry.

(a)     The mass spectrum of element Q has peaks with m/z values shown in the table.
 
m/z 82 83 84 86

Relative intensity 5 3 26 7

Calculate the relative atomic mass of Q and give your answer to one decimal place.
Identify the element Q.

Relative atomic mass of Q ________

Element Q ____________________
(3)

(b)     A sample of the element Q consists of several isotopes. All of the Q+ ions in the
sample of Q that has been ionised in a TOF mass spectrometer have the same
kinetic energy.

kinetic energy of each ion = mv2

where m is the mass, in kg, of one ion of an isotope and v is the velocity of an ion in
m s−1

where d is the length, in m, of the flight tube and t is the time taken, in s, for an ion to
reach the detector

The time of flight of a 82Q+ ion is 1.243 × 10−5 s.

Calculate the time of flight of the 86Q+ ion.

Time of flight of the 86Q+ ion _____ s


(3)
(Total 6 marks)

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Mass Spectrometry /6
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Q1.

(a)     
1

84.0
1

Kr
1

(b)     82/(1.243 × 10−5)2 = 86 / t2

So t2 = 86 / 82 × (1.243 × 10−5)2
1

t2 = 1.6204 × 10−10
1

t = 1.273 × 10−5 (s)


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