TUTORIAL 1.

1: MATTER
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1 (a) An atom X is twice as heavy as one carbon –12 atom. Calculate the relative atomic
mass of element X.
(b) The relative atomic mass of element Y is 32. Calculate the mass of one atom of Y in
gram.

2 (a) Chlorine isotopes occur naturally as 35Cl and 37Cl. The ratio of the relative abundance of
these two isotopes is : 35Cl = 3.127
37
Cl
Based on the scale of C = 12.00, the relative mass of 35Cl and 37Cl are 34.9689 a.m.u.
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and 36.9659 a.m.u. respectively. Calculate the relative atomic mass of chlorine.
(b) The following is the mass spectrum of zirconium. Calculate the relative atomic mass of
zirconium.

52
%
intensity 14 13
12
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90 91 92 93 94 mass (a.m.u)

3 (a) Define :
i. Isotope

ii. Proton number

iii. Nucleon number

(b) The element of iron consists of 5.82% 54Fe, 91.66% 56Fe, 2.19% 57Fe and 0.33%
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Fe.The isotopic mass of these four isotopes are 53.9396, 55.9394, 56.9354 and
57.9333 respectively. Calculate the relative atomic mass of iron.

4 (a) Explain the process of determining atomic mass using the mass spectrometer.
(b) The isotopes of Ag occur naturally as 107Ag and 109Ag with their atomic mass of
106.906 a.m.u and 108.868 a.m.u respectively. If the relative atomic mass of Ag is
107.868, what would be the percentage relative abundance of these two isotopes?

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5 (a) Referring to the periodic table;

i. what are the sub atomic particles that make up the following elements:
silicon-28, chlorine-37 and bromine-79.
ii. identify the species A, B, C and D.

Number of
Species
protons neutrons electrons

A 1 0 2

B 1 1 0

C 9 10 10

D 2 2 2

b) The element Mg consists of three isotopes which are 24Mg, 25Mg and 26Mg.
The relative atomic mass of Mg is 24.3.
i. Which is the most abundant isotopes of Mg?
ii. State the number of protons and the number of neutrons of this isotope.

6 (a) A sample of oxygen which contains 2 isotopes with nucleon number 16 and 18, is
analyzed in a mass spectrometer. How many peaks would be expected in the mass
spectrum of oxygen? Explain your answer.
(b) Determine the molecular formula of compound A, which has an empirical formula CH 2O
and its relative molecular mass is 90 g mol-1.

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