2.2 Relative Mass
2.2 Relative Mass
2.2 Relative Mass
2 R E L AT I V E M A S S
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TITLE: RELATIVE MASS FRIDAY, SEPTE
MBER 8, 2023
Starter
Review:
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past paper exam
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Lesson objective:
To be able to demonstrate knowledge, understanding and application of:
Relative isotopic mass and relative atomic mass
Mass spectrometry
Lesson 1
Transition Task Lesson 2
Atomic Structure Lesson 3 Formulae Lesson 4 Equations
History of the atom Relative Mass
and Isotopes
CONTEXT: MASS SPECTROMETER
CONTEXT: MASS SPECTROMETER
NEW KNOWLEDGE: HOW IS RELATIVE ISOTOPIC MASS DETERMINED?
The mass of any atom is relative to the mass of the carbon-12 isotope, which has a mass of 12
atomic mass units (12u)
NEW KNOWLEDGE: HOW IS RELATIVE ISOTOPIC MASS DETERMINED?
The mass of any atom is relative to the mass of the carbon-12 isotope, which has a mass of 12
atomic mass units (12u)
H C O
1 : 12 : 16
1u is approximately the mass of a proton or neutron
Europium, atomic number 63, is used in some television screens to highlight colours.
A chemist analysed a sample of europium using mass spectrometry. The results are
shown in the table below. Calculate the relative atomic mass of the europium sample.
Give your answer to two decimal places.
CHECKING FOR UNDERSTANDING
NEW KNOWLEDGE: RELATIVE MOLECULAR AND FORMULA MASSES
If the charge is +1 on all of the ions then they will be sorted according to their
mass.
MODELLING: DETECTOR CURRENTS
You can now calculate the relative atomic mass for Lead now that you know the relative abundance
( 204 x 1.4% /100% ) + ( 206 x 24.1% /100% ) + ( 207 x 22.1% /100% ) + ( 208 x 52.4% /100% )
= 207.2
C H E C K I N G F O R U N D E R S TA N D I N G