Mass Spectra Interpretation: ALKANES









No. of Questions= 7 








ELECTRON IMPACT MASS SPECTROMETRY PRODUCED THE SPECTRA BELOW. MANY PEAKS ARE LABELLED TO AID INTERPRETATION: M/Z (RELATIVE ABUNDANCE). 
LOOK AT THE HINTS AND FOLLOW THE WEB REFERENCE LINK FOR HELP. YOU WILL NEED A PERIODIC TABLE, A TABLE OF COMMON ISOTOPES (WHICH YOU CAN FIND IN THE WEB REFERENCE), A CALCULATOR, AND SCRATCH PAPER TO WORK THIS QUIZ.













     1. 

The molecular ion in the spectrum below is 58.  What alkyl group was lost to form the intense fragment at m/z 43?
        
    
        



    

    



     

      










    
    
    
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        a)
        
    methyl (CH3)
        
    



    

    

    
    
        b)
        
    ethyl (CH3CH2)
        
    



    

    

    
    
        c)
        
    propyl (CH3CH2CH2)
        
    



    

    

    

    
    







    
    
        

        








     2. 

For this same spectrum, choose the compound that the spectrum represents.
        
    
        



    

    



     

      










    
    
    
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        a)
        
    2-methyl butane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        b)
        
    butane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        c)
        
    pentane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        d)
        
    cyclobutane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        e)
        
    1-butene
        
    




    
    

    
    







    
    
        

        








     3. 

The highest cluster of peaks in a spectrum may contain the molecular ion and its isotope peak(s).  In the spectrum below, how many carbons are represented by the molecular ion peak 72 and its isotope peak 73?
        
    
        



    

    



     

      










    
    
    
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        a)
        
    3
        
    



    

    

    
    
        b)
        
    4
        
    



    

    

    
    
        c)
        
    5
        
    



    

    

    
    
        d)
        
    6
        
    



    
    

    

    
    







    
    
        

        








     4. 

For this same spectrum, choose the compound that the spectrum represents.
        
    
        



    

    



     

      










    
    
    
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        a)
        
    hexane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        b)
        
    1-pentene
        
    



    

    

    
    
        c)
        
    2-methyl pentane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        d)
        
    2,2-dimethyl propane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        e)
        
    pentane
        
    




    
    

    
    







    
    
        

        








     5. 

Choose the compound that this spectrum represents.
        
    
        



    

    



     

      










    
    
    
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        a)
        
    2,2-dimethyl pentane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        b)
        
    2-methyl hexane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        c)
        
    heptane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        d)
        
    3,3-dimethyl butane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        e)
        
    octane
        
    




    
    

    
    







    
    
        

        








     6. 

Choose the compound that this spectrum represents.
        
    
        



    

    



     

      










    
    
    
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        a)
        
    octane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        b)
        
    2,2-dimethyl pentane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        c)
        
    2-methyl hexane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        d)
        
    3,3-dimethyl butane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        e)
        
    heptane
        
    




    
    

    
    







    
    
        

        








     7. 

Choose the compound that this spectrum represents.
        
    
        



    

    



     

      










    
    
    
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        a)
        
    3-methyl pentane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        b)
        
    2,2-dimethyl butane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        c)
        
    heptane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        d)
        
    hexane
        
    



    

    

    
    
        e)
        
    2-methyl pentane
        
    




    
    

    
    







    
    
        

        


















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