Curated OER
Mass Spectrometer
In this mass spectrometer worksheet, high schoolers read about how a mass spectrometer determines the elements in gases around Earth. Students answer 3 questions and identify the elements in a graph found by a mass spectrometer.
Curated OER
Average Atomic Masses Homework
For this average atomic masses worksheet, high schoolers solve 3 problems. They find the average atomic mass using data from a mass spectrometer, they find the average atomic mass of an element using isotope information and they explain...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Mass Spectrometry: How to Weigh an Atom
It's hard enough to weigh something as itty bitty as atoms or molecules. Factor in that they're careening by faster than Jeff Gordon on steroids, and you get an idea what scientists are up against. Using comet particles from NASA's...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Isotopes and Atomic Mass
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students explain the workings of a mass spectrometer, and describe how this device is used to determine average atomic mass.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mass Spectrometry: Using a Game Format to Develop Logic Skills
Learners will use previous knowledge of chemistry concepts and skills to interpret mass spectrometry graphs and will learn to determine one or more possible formulas for an organic molecule represented on the graph. They will also gain...
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance (Ft Icr)
FT-ICR is a powerful type of mass spectrometry, co-invented by the Magnet Lab's Alan Marshall, particularly suited to identifying heavy molecules. (Java tutorial)
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Mass Spectrometer (Dual Sector)
Mass spectrometers are machines that give scientists a look at the composition and origin of a material by analyzing and quantifying its atoms and molecules. This tutorial shows how a dual sector mass spectrometer works. (Java tutorial)
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Mass Spectrometer (Single Sector)
Mass spectrometers are machines that give scientists a look at the composition and origin of a material by analyzing and quantifying its atoms and molecules. This tutorial shows how a single sector mass spectrometer works. (Java tutorial)
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: J. J. Thomson
Learn about the life and scientific inventions and discoveries of J. J. Thomson.
National High Magnetic Field Laboratory
Magnet Academy: Mass Spectra
The mass spectrum of a material, deduced using a machine called a mass spectrometer, reveals how many isotopes of a given element are to be found in the material. See here what these spectra look like and how they are useful. (Java...