Answer: An element with the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons
Explanation:
The # of protons in an atom is what determines what atom it is (hydrogen has 1 proton, helium has 2 protons, etc ...). You cannot change the number of protons in an atom without changing what element the atom is.
The number of electrons in atoms varies greatly because electrons are constantly gained, lost, and shared during chemical reactions.
An isotope is a variation of the same element (so they must have the same # of protons) that have different masses (and therefore a different number of neutrons).
The answer is the fourth choice, "An element with the same number of protons, but a different number of neutrons"
Answer:
a) Base Peak
b) Base Peak
c) Molecular Ion
d) Base Peak and Radical Cation
e) The Parent Ion, Molecular Ion, the Radical Cation and the Base Peak
Explanation:
a) The Base Peak is assigned a relative intensity of 100.
b) The Base Peak is the most intense peak in the mass spectrum.
c) The Molecular Ion Peak represents the original molecule that has only lost an electron.
d) Base Peak and Radical Cation could be/represent a smaller, charged fragment of the original molecule.
e) The Parent Ion, the Molecular Ion, the Radical Cation/ the Base Peak is/represents a positively charged species.
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Answer:
Explanation:
Polyatomic ions are ions (usually anions) that are made up of more than one atom. In order to determine the charge of anions, one can first identify the charge of the metal (which forms the cation) in a compound (which is usually easy to know) before predicting the charge of the anion. The charges are usually exchanged to form denominator of the other reacting atom/molecule, but if divisible, they are divided first before the exchange.
(a) The polyatomic ion in KNO₂ is NO₂ with the ionic equation below showing it's charge
KNO₂ ⇒ K⁺ + NO₂⁻
From the above, we can deduce that the charge of NO₂ is "1-"
(b) The polyatomic ion in CaSO₄ is SO₄ with the ionic equation below showing it's charge
CaSO₄ ⇒ Ca²⁺ + SO₄²⁻
The charge of SO₄ from the above equation is "2-"
(c) The polyatomic ion in Mg(NO₃)₂ is NO₃ with the ionic equation below showing it's charge
Mg(NO₃)₂ ⇒ Mg²⁺ + NO₃⁻
From the above equation, it can be deduced that the charge of NO₃ is "1-"
