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Date November 2020 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 20N.2.hl.TZ0.a(v)
Level hl Paper 2 Time zone TZ0
Command term Explain Question number a(v) Adapted from N/A
a(v).
[Maximum mark: 2]
20N.2.hl.TZ0.a(v)

Chlorine undergoes many reactions.

Explain the presence and relative abundance of the peak at m/z=74.

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Markscheme

«diatomic» molecule composed of «two» chlorine-37 atoms ✔

chlorine-37 is the least abundant «isotope»
OR
low probability of two Cl37 «isotopes» occurring in a molecule ✔

Examiners report

Not well answered. Some candidates were able to identify m/z 74 being due to the m/z of two Cl-37 atoms, however fewer candidates were able to explain the relative abundance of the isotope.

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