Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321910419
ISBN 13: 978-0-32191-041-7

Chapter 2 - Atoms, Molecules, and Ions - Exercises - Page 75: 2.38c

Answer

You can conclude that there is only one isotope of phosphorus in the sample.

Work Step by Step

Each peak of a mass spectrum corresponds to a different weight. Since there is only one peak, then in that sample all the phosphorus atoms have the same weight. Therefore there is only one isotope.
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