Mass Spectrometry

#Chemistry
See spectroscopy and spectrometry for why it's called spectrometry and not spectroscopy

Topics

IsotopeNatural AbundanceM:M+2 Ratio
$\displaystyle \ce{^{32}S:^{34}S}$95.0 : 4.225 : 1
$\displaystyle \ce{^{35}Cl:^{37}Cl}$75.8 : 24.23 : 1
$\displaystyle \ce{^{79}Br:^{81}Br}$50.7 : 49.31: 1

$\displaystyle \mathrm{# carbons}=\frac{I(M+1)}{0.011\cdot I(M)}$

  • Number of carbons of a molecule defined by the intensity of the molecular ion peak $\displaystyle M$ and $\displaystyle M+1$