AS Chemistry CIE Tutorial: Atomic Structure

Question 1
(a)

Complete the table below to show the relative masses and charges of a proton, a
neutron and an electron.
Relative mass

Relative charge

Proton
Electron
Neutron
(3)
(b)

Define the terms mass number and atomic number of an atom.

Nucleon number :.

..

Proton number :

. (2)
(c) Give the complete symbol, including the nucleon number and the mass number, for
14
the atom which has 3 fewer neutrons and 2 fewer protons than 7 N.

. (2)

(d) In terms of the number of their sub-atomic particles, what do two isotopes of an
element have in common and how do they differ?

In common : ..

Difference : (2)

(e) Define the term relative atomic mass of an element.

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(2)
(f)

When a pure, gaseous sample of element X is introduced into a mass spectrometer,

four mononuclear, singly-charged ions are detected, as shown in the mass
spectrum.

R e la tiv e
abundance

7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
82

m /z

83

84

85

86

(i) Use data from the spectrum to calculate the relative atomic mass of X.

(ii) Identify the element X by symbol or by name.

..(3)
(Total 15 marks)