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The area underneath each peak is proportional to the mass of the respective compound.

Calculate the percentage by mass in the original mixture of the compound responsible for
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peak Z.

MASS SPEC WS 1
% of mixture responsible for peak Z = .............................. [1]
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(b) (i) The mass spectrum of a halogenoalkane containing one chlorine atom or bromine atom
will show an additional peak at M+2.

State the isotopes of chlorine and bromine responsible for M+2 peaks.

chlorine .................................................... bromine ...........................................................


[1]

(ii) The mass spectrum of bromochloromethane, CH2BrCl, has a molecular ion peak, M, at an
m / e value of 128. It also has M+2 and M+4 peaks.

Suggest the identity of the molecular ions that give rise to these peaks.

M peak .................................................

M+2 peak .............................................

M+4 peak .............................................


[2]

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