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Multiple ChoiceNeon possesses three naturally occurring isotopes. 20Ne has a percent abundance of 90.48% and an isotopic mass of 19.99244 amu, 21Ne has a percent abundance of 0.27% and an isotopic mass of 20.99384 amu, and 22Ne has a percent abundance of 9.25%. What is the isotopic mass of the 22Ne isotope?389views
Multiple ChoiceThree isotopic forms of potassium exist: 39K, 40K and 41K. Potassium has an atomic mass of 39.0983 amu. Potassium-40 has an isotopic mass of 39.9640 amu and natural abundance of 0.0117%. Potassium-41 has an isotopic mass of 40.9618 amu and natural abundance of 6.7302%. What is the isotopic mass of Potassium-39?741views3rank
Multiple ChoiceNeon possesses three naturally occurring isotopes. 20Ne has a percent abundance of 90.48% and an isotopic mass of 19.99244 amu, 21Ne has a percent abundance of 0.27% and an isotopic mass of 20.99384 amu, and 22Ne has a percent abundance of 9.25%. What is the isotopic mass of the 22Ne isotope?341views6rank
Textbook QuestionThe following diagram is a representation of 20 atoms of a fictitious element, which we will call nevadium (Nv). The red spheres are 293Nv, and the blue spheres are 295Nv. (b) If the mass of 293Nv is 293.15 u and that of 295Nv is 295.15 u, what is the atomic weight of Nv?502views
Textbook QuestionThe following diagram is a representation of 20 atoms of a fictitious element, which we will call nevadium (Nv). The red spheres are 293Nv, and the blue spheres are 295Nv. (a) Assuming that this sample is a statistically representative sample of the element, calculate the percent abundance of each element.1463views
Textbook QuestionWhat is the atomic weight of an element that consists of two naturally occurring isotopes? The first isotope has a mass of 84.911 and an abundance of 72.17% and the second isotope has a mass of 86.909 and an abundance of 27.83%. (LO 2.15) (a) 85.47 (b) 86.35 (c) 85.91 (d) 85.171037views
Textbook Question(a) What isotope is used as the standard in establishing the atomic mass scale?749views
Textbook Question(b) Why is the atomic weight of carbon reported as 12.011 in the table of elements and the periodic table in the front inside cover of this text?1401views
Textbook QuestionOnly two isotopes of copper occur naturally: 63Cu (atomic mass = 62.9296 amu; abundance 69.17%) 65Cu (atomic mass = 64.9278 amu; abundance 30.83%). Calculate the atomic weight (average atomic mass) of copper.4348views
Textbook QuestionRubidium has two naturally occurring isotopes, rubidium-85 (atomic mass = 84.9118 amu; abundance = 72.15%) and rubidium-87 (atomic mass = 86.9092 amu; abundance = 27.85%). Calculate the atomic weight of rubidium6585views
Textbook QuestionAn element has two naturally occurring isotopes. Isotope 1 has a mass of 120.9038 amu and a relative abundance of 57.4%, and isotope 2 has a mass of 122.9042 amu. Find the atomic mass of this element and identify it.10234views1comments
Textbook QuestionAn element has four naturally occurring isotopes with the masses and natural abundances given here. Find the atomic mass of the element and identify it. Isotope Mass (amu) Abundance (%) 1 135.90714 0.19 2 137.90599 0.25 3 139.90543 88.43 4 141.90924 11.132045views
Textbook QuestionBromine has two naturally occurring isotopes (Br-79 and Br-81) and has an atomic mass of 79.904 amu. The mass of Br-81 is 80.9163 amu, and its natural abundance is 49.31%. Calculate the mass and natural abundance of Br-79.8792views3rank1comments
Textbook QuestionBromine has two naturally occurring isotopes (Br-79 and Br-81) and has an atomic mass of 79.904 amu. The mass of Br-81 is 80.9163 amu, and its natural abundance is 49.31%. Calculate the mass and natural abundance of Br-79.2269views
Textbook QuestionSilicon has three naturally occurring isotopes (Si-28, Si-29, and Si-30). The mass and natural abundance of Si-28 are 27.9769 amu and 92.2%, respectively. The mass and natural abundance of Si-29 are 28.9765 amu and 4.67%, respectively. Find the mass and natural abundance of Si-30.9333views
Textbook QuestionThe nucleus of 6Li is a powerful absorber of neutrons. It exists in the naturally occurring metal to the extent of 7.5%. In the era of nuclear deterrence, large quantities of lithium were processed to remove 6Li for use in hydrogen bomb production. The lithium metal remaining after removal of 6Li was sold on the market. (b) The atomic masses of 6Li and 7Li are 6.015122 and 7.016004 u, respectively. A sample of lithium depleted in the lighter isotope was found on analysis to contain 1.442% 6Li. What is the average atomic weight of this sample of the metal?928views
Textbook QuestionThe element chromium (Cr) consists of four naturally occurring isotopes with atomic masses 49.9460, 51.9405, 52.9407, and 53.9389 u. The relative abundances of these four isotopes are 4.3, 83.8, 9.5, and 2.4%, respectively. From these data, calculate the atomic weight of chromium.1939views
Textbook QuestionCopper (Cu) consists of two naturally occurring isotopes with masses of 62.9296 and 64.9278 u. (a) How many protons and neutrons are in the nucleus of each isotope? Write the complete atomic symbol for each, showing the atomic number and mass number. (b) The average atomic mass of Cu is 63.55 u. Calculate the abundance of each isotope.2036views
Textbook QuestionWhat is the difference between an element's atomic number and its atomic weight?706views
Textbook QuestionThere are two different isotopes of bromine atoms. Under normal conditions, elemental bromine consists of Br2 molecules, and the mass of a Br2 molecule is the sum of the masses of the two atoms in the molecule. The mass spectrum of Br2 consists of three peaks: Mass (u) Relative Size 157.836 0.2569 159.834 0.4999 161.832 0.2431 (b) What is the mass of each isotope?2495views
Textbook QuestionIodine has a lower atomic mass than tellurium (126.90 for iodine, 127.60 for tellurium) even though it has a higher atomic number (53 for iodine, 52 for tellurium). Explain.1814views
Textbook QuestionNaturally occurring iodine has an atomic mass of 126.9045 amu. A 12.3849 g sample of iodine is accidentally contaminated with an additional 1.00070 g of 129I, a synthetic radioisotope of iodine used in the treatment of certain diseases of the thyroid gland. The mass of 129I is 128.9050 amu. Find the apparent 'atomic mass' of the contaminated iodine.2017views2comments
Textbook QuestionThe unified atomic mass unit (u) 1/12 the mass of a neutral atom of: (a) 1^H (b) 12^C (c) 14^C (d) 16^O850views
Textbook Question(a) The unified atomic mass unit (u) is used to represent the extremely small mass of atoms. How many grams are equivalent to 1 u?870views
Textbook QuestionBoron has only two naturally occurring isotopes. The mass of boron-10 is 10.01294 amu and the mass of boron-11 is 11.00931 amu. Calculate the relative abundances of the two isotopes.10017views
Textbook QuestionLithium has only two naturally occurring isotopes. The mass of lithium-6 is 6.01512 amu and the mass of lithium-7 is 7.01601 amu. Calculate the relative abundances of the two isotopes.8845views
Textbook QuestionNaturally occurring boron consists of two isotopes: 10^B (19.9%) with an isotopic mass of 10.0129 and 11^B (80.1%) with an isotopic mass of 11.009 31. What is the atomic weight of boron? Check your answer by looking at a periodic table.1722views
Textbook QuestionNaturally occurring silver consists of two isotopes: 107^Ag (51.84%) with an isotopic mass of 106.9051 and 109^Ag (48.16%) with an isotopic mass of 108.9048. What is the atomic weight of silver? Check your answer in a periodic table.3088views
Textbook QuestionMagnesium has three naturally occurring isotopes: 24Mg (23.985) with 78.99% abundance, 25Mg (24.986) with 10.00% abundance, and a third with 11.01% abundance. Look up the atomic weight of magnesium, and then calculate the mass of the third isotope.6794views1rank1comments
Textbook QuestionNaturally occurring chlorine is composed of two isotopes: 75.76% Cl-35 (mass 34.9688 amu) and 24.24% Cl-37 (mass 36.9659 amu). Naturally occurring oxygen is composed of three isotopes: 99.757% O-16 (mass 15.9949 amu), 0.038% O-17 (mass 16.9991 amu), and 0.205% O-18 (mass 17.9991 amu). The compound dichlorine monoxide is composed of two chlorine atoms and one oxygen atom bonded together to form the Cl2O molecule. How many Cl2O molecules of different masses naturally exist? Give the masses of the three most abundant Cl2O molecules.2313views
Textbook QuestionA sample of naturally occurring silicon consists of 28^Si (27.9769), 29^Si (28.9765), and 30^Si (29.9738). If the atomic weight of silicon is 28.0855 and the natural abundance of 29^Si is 4.68%, what are the natural abundances of 28^Si and 30^Si?812views
Textbook QuestionSilver is composed of two naturally occurring isotopes: Ag-107 (51.839%) and Ag-109. The ratio of the masses of the two isotopes is 1.0187. What is the mass of Ag-107?3298views
Textbook QuestionCopper metal has two naturally occurring isotopes: copper-63 (69.15%; isotopic mass = 62.93) and copper-65 (30.85%; isotopic mass 64.93). Calculate the atomic weight of copper, and check your answer in the periodic table.2348views
Textbook QuestionGermanium has five naturally occurring isotopes: 70^Ge, 20.5%, 69.924; 72^Ge, 27.4%, 71.922; 73^Ge, 7.8%, 72.923; 74^Ge, 36.5%, 73.921; and 76^Ge, 7.8%, 75.921. What is the atomic weight of germanium?2055views
Textbook QuestionPrior to 1961, the atomic mass unit (amu) was defined as 1/16 the mass of the atomic weight of oxygen; that is, the atomic weight of oxygen was defined as exactly 16. What was the mass of a 12C atom prior to 1961 if the atomic weight of oxygen on today's scale is 15.9994?1256views
Open QuestionBoron has two isotopes, boron-10 and boron-11, whose percentage abundances are 19.8% and 80.2% respectively. the atomic masses of boron-10 and boron-11 are 10.0129 amu and 11.0093 amu respectively. write the symbols for the two isotopes of boron and determine the relative atomic mass.239views
Open QuestionBoron obtained from borax deposits in death valley consists of two isotopes. They are boron-10 and boron-11 with atomic masses of 10.013 amu and 11.009 amu, respectively. The atomic mass of boron is 10.81 amu (see periodic table). Which isotope of boron is more abundant, boron-10 or boron-11?195views
Open QuestionLithium has an elemental atomic mass of 6.941 u and has two naturally occurring isotopes, 6Li and 7Li. Their masses are 6.0151 u and 7.0160 u respectively. What are the natural abundances (to 2 decimal places in percentage) of the isotopes of lithium?384views
Open QuestionCalculate the atomic mass of element ""X"", if it has 2 naturally occurring isotopes with the following masses and natural abundances: X-45 44.8776 amu 32.88% X-47 46.9443 amu 67.12%.349views
Open QuestionWhat is the relative atomic mass of a hypothetical element that consists of the following isotopes in the indicated natural abundances?457views
Open QuestionBased on these data, what is the average atomic mass of element B? 10.01 10.51 10.81 11.01191views