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What does TOF mass spectrometry detect?

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The mass and relative abundances of isotopes in 3 stages

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What are the 3 stages of TOF mass spectrometry?

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1 - Ionisation2- Acceleration3- Detection

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How is ionisation carried out in TOF mass spectrometry?

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  • By electron Impact- Sample is vaporised- Electrons are fired with an electron gun at the vaporised sample- An electron is knocked off to give 2 e-‘s and a positively charged ion
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How is acceleration carried out in TOF mass spectrometry?

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  • Positively charged ions approach two charged plates that have an electrical field- Ions are accelerated forward with the same kinetic energy - Ions will have different velocities depending on their mass- Ion drift
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How is detection carried out in TOF mass spectrometry?

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  • Negatively charged detector- As ions hit the detector they gain an e- causing an electrical current- current is detected, monitored and analysed to give a spectra
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What does mass spectra show?

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The relative abundances of different isotopes present and their masses

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What is m/z?

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The mass to charge ratio

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What are the units of kinetic energy?

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Joules

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What are the units of mass?

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Kg

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What are the units of velocity?

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Metres per second

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What are the units of distance?

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Metres

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What are the units of time?

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Seconds

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How do you work out the mass of one ion?

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Divide the Ar by Avogadros constant

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How do you work out kinetic energy?

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Half the mass times the velocity squared

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How do you calculate velocity?

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The square root of 2 x kinetic energy divided by mass

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What shape are S orbitals?

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Spherical

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How many S orbitals are found together?

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1

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How many electrons do S orbitals hold altogether?

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2

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How many electrons can 1 S orbital hold?

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2

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What shape are P orbitals?

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Figure of 8

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How many P orbitals are found together?

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3

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How many electrons do P orbitals hold altogether?

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6

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How many electrons can 1 P orbital hold?

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2

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What shape are D orbitals?

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Various

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How many D orbitals are found together?
5
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How many electrons do D orbitals hold altogether?
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How many electrons can 1 D orbital hold?
2
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In energy level 1 what are the orbitals?
One S
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In energy level 1 how many electrons are found?
2
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In energy level 1 What is the notation?
1s
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In energy level 2 what are the orbitals?
One S and three P
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In energy level 2 how many electrons are found?
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In energy level 2 what is the notation?
2s2p
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In energy level 3 what are the orbitals?
One S, three P and five D
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In energy level 3 how many electrons are found?
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In energy level 3 what is the notation?
3s3p3d
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In energy level 4 what are the orbitals?
One S, three P and five D
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In energy level 4 how many electrons are found?
18
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In energy level 4 what is the notation?
4s4p4d
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What do 'electrons in boxes' show?
Electron pairing and spin
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What is Hunds rule?
Electrons occupy empty orbitals before pairing to minimise repulsion
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Why does the notation change for ions?
To account for the loss/gain of electrons
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Which electrons are affected?
Outer electrons only
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What does isoelectronic mean?
Same electronic structure
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What is the rule for transition metals?
4s in before 3d and 4s out before 3d
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What is the 1st molar ionisation energy?
The energy required to remove 1 mole of electrons from 1 mole of gaseous atoms (kj.mol^-1)
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What is the 1st molar ionisation energy equation?
X(g) -> X^+ (g) + e^-
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What does the 1st molar ionisation energy depend on?
- Nuclear Charge- Sheilding- Distance
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How does nuclear charge effect I.E.?
As nuclear charge increases so does I.E.
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How does sheilding effect I.E.?
As sheilding increases, I.E. decreases
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How does distance effect I.E.?
As distance increases, I.E. decreases
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How does molar I.E. change down a group?
Decreases
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How does nuclear charge change down a group?
Increases
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How does sheilding change down a group?
Increases
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How does distance of e^- to nucleus change going down a group?
Increases
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What effect do an increase in sheilding and distance have?
they lower the effective charge on the nucleus which decreases the attraction between the nucleus and the outer e^-
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How does I.E. change across a period?
Increases
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How does nuclear charge change across a period?
Increases
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How does distance change across a period?
No change
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How does sheilding change across a period?
No change
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How does attraction between outer electron and the nucleus change?
Increases
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How does energy needed change?
Increases
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Why is there an exception between groups 2 and 3?
3 is easier to remove than 2 because of sheilding from the full s orbital
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Why is there an exception between groups 5 and 6?
6 is easier to remove than 5 because of electron repulsion between paired electrons
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What is a successive I.E.?
The energy required to remove electrons one by one from the same atom
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Define the second ionisation energy?
The energy required to remove 1 mole of electrons from one mole of gaseous 1+ ions
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What is the second ionisation energy equation?
X+ (g) -> X^2+ (g) + e^-
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What is the general trend in successive I.E.s?
Increase in I.E. because of increasing effective charge on the nucleus because of decreased sheilding, decreased distance and therefore stronger nuclear attraction
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What are the large jumps caused by?
Moving from an outer energy shell inwards
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What does the notation detail?
The positions of the electrons in their respective energy levels and orbitals
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What does the big number represent?
The energy level
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What does the letter represent?
The orbital type
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What does the superscript represent?
Number of electrons in the orbital
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