Mass Spectra Interpretation: ALCOHOLS

Mass Spectra Interpretation: ALCOHOLS

No. of Questions= 9

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.	Identify the molecular ion in this spectrum.
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	a)	45
	b)	46
	c)	47
2.	For this same spectrum, choose the compound that the spectrum represents.
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	a)	formic acid
	b)	1-propanol
	c)	ethanol
	d)	methanol
	e)	isopropyl alcohol
3.	Find the alkyl ion series in the spectrum below. (Check the hint!)
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	a)	15, 29, 43, 57
	b)	31, 45
	c)	none
4.	Find the alkyl LOSS ion series in the same spectra shown below. (Check the hint!)
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	a)	15, 29, 43, 57
	b)	31, 45
	c)	none
5.	For the same spectrum shown in the previous two questions, choose the compound that the spectrum represents.
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	a)	2-methyl-2-propanol
	b)	1-butanol
	c)	2-butanol
	d)	1-pentanol
	e)	2-methyl-1-propanol
6.	Identify the molecular ion in this spectrum.
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	a)	70
	b)	71
	c)	87
	d)	88
7.	For the same spectrum, choose the compound that the spectrum represents.
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	a)	1-hexanol
	b)	1-pentanol
	c)	2-methyl-2-butanol
	d)	2-pentanol
	e)	1-butanol
8.	Choose the compound that this spectrum represents.
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	a)	2-methyl-2-butanol
	b)	2-methyl-2-propanol
	c)	2-butanol
	d)	1-butanol
	e)	2-methyl-1-propanol
9.	Choose the compound that this spectrum represents.
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	a)	2-pentanol
	b)	2-methyl-2-propanol
	c)	1-butanol
	d)	2-methyl-1-propanol
	e)	2-butanol