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Rutherford Gold Foil Experiment
Rutherford Gold Foil Experiment
2. Atoms & Elements / Rutherford Gold Foil Experiment / Problem 4

Nitrogen has two stable isotopes: Nitrogen-14 and nitrogen-15. If a sample of nitrogen gas (N2) is analyzed using mass spectrometry, the following peaks (relative height in parenthesis) are obtained: m/z 28 (100 %); m/z 29 (0.731 %); m/z 30 (0.001 %). Using this data, calculate the abundance of each isotope.

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