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A compound containing one bromine atom shows M and M plus 2 peaks in a ratio of about

  • A.1 to 3
  • B.4 to 1
  • C.1 to 1
  • D.3 to 1

Answer: C

Correct answer: 1 to 1

Bromine’s two isotopes, bromine-79 and bromine-81, are almost equally abundant, so a single bromine gives M and M plus 2 peaks of nearly equal height. The contrast with chlorine’s 3 to 1 makes the two immediately distinguishable, and the presence of both elements gives a characteristic multi-peak cluster whose pattern reveals how many of each atom are present.

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