Ask Question
25 September, 09:51

The element nitrogen has two stable isotopes, nitrogen-14 with a mass of 14.00 amu and nitrogen-15 with a mass of 15.00 amu. From the atomic weight of N = 14.007 one can conclude that:

nitrogen-14 has the highest percent natural abundance

nitrogen-15 has the highest percent natural abundance

both isotopes have the same percent natural abundance

most nitrogen atoms have a mass of 14.007 amu

+1
Answers (2)
  1. 25 September, 11:01
    0
    Nitrogen-14 has the highest percent natural abundance.
  2. 25 September, 12:29
    0
    To answer this you should know that the way the atomic mass is calculated when there are several isotopes is as the weighted average of the atomic masses of the several isotopes.

    Given that there are only two isotopes and that their atomic masses are:

    nitrogen - 14: 14.00 uma, and

    nitrogen - 15: 15.00 uma

    The only way that the weigthed average of tha atomis mass of the element is so close to 14 is that the nitrogen-14 is much more abundant than the nigrogen-15.

    Answer: first option.
Know the Answer?
Not Sure About the Answer?
Get an answer to your question ✅ “The element nitrogen has two stable isotopes, nitrogen-14 with a mass of 14.00 amu and nitrogen-15 with a mass of 15.00 amu. From the ...” in 📙 Chemistry if there is no answer or all answers are wrong, use a search bar and try to find the answer among similar questions.
Search for Other Answers