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Time of Flight calculationS (A-level Chemistry AQA)

I'm stuck on his HW question. I ended up with 0.069 grams but i not sure thats right. I have attached the question on a comment
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Original post by r_g1452
I'm stuck on his HW question. I ended up with 0.069 grams but i not sure thats right. I have attached the question on a comment

The question isn’t showing for me, unfortunately.

In my experience, you are usually looking to calculate a relative isotopic mass, the time taken or the length of a flight tube in TOS-type questions, so an answer of 0.069 grams does not feel correct.

Can you retry uploading the question and including how you reached that answer?
Reply 3
I have attached the file again with my working. Hopefully it'll work now.
Original post by r_g1452
I have attached the file again with my working. Hopefully it'll work now.

Remember with the KE equation the mass is in kilograms and not grams. I don’t believe you have converted the units first.
Reply 5
Ah right, so would 69 grams be the finl answer?
Original post by r_g1452
Ah right, so would 69 grams be the finl answer?

If memory serves, Germanium has a relative atomic mass that isn’t too far off that. I could well believe that is correct
Reply 7
Original post by TypicalNerd
If memory serves, Germanium has a relative atomic mass that isn’t too far off that. I could well believe that is correct

Great, Thanks!

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