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22 September, 09:57

A certain element x has four isotopes. 94.93% of x has a mass of 31.97207 amu. 0.7640% of x has a mass of 32.97146 amu. 4.290% of x has a mass of 33.96786 amu. 1.600*10-2% of x has a mass of 35.96709 amu. what is the average atomic mass of element x?

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  1. 22 September, 12:47
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    Average atomic mass is the weighted average atomic mass of an element with regard to the abundance of all its isotopes.

    average atomic mass of X can be calculates as follows;

    average atomic mass of X = sum of the products of mass of isotopes by their abundance percentages

    average atomic mass of X = (94.93 % x 31.97207 amu) + (0.7640% x 32.97146 amu) + (4.290% x 33.96786 amu) + (1.600*10-2% x 35.96709 amu)

    average atomic mass of X = 30.35 + 0.2519 + 1.457 + 0.005755

    therefore average atomic mass of X = 32.06
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