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Mass spectrum of sulphur shows a singly charged molecular ion at m/e=256

what is the formula?
how did you work it out?
Reply 1
How good is you thirty two times table?
Reply 2
Original post by Pigster
How good is you thirty two times table?


LOOL
How did you know how to work it out?
Reply 3
Original post by D.SHA64
LOOL
How did you know how to work it out?


Do you know what an MS machine is? or what it does?
Original post by D.SHA64
what is the formula?
how did you work it out?


So the relative atomic mass of sulphur is around 32
256 / 32 = 8
Therefore the ion is an ion of octasulphur S8 which is apparently the most common allotrope of sulphur.

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