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Using Isotope Data to Find a Weighted Average
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Each isotope will have two values associated with it. Mass of Isotope Percent Abundance (% found in nature) Units for Atomic Mass: AMU = atomic mass unit Weighted average
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Step #1: For each isotope: (contributing mass) Mass of isotope X (% abundance/100) Step #2: Add products from Step #1
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Carbon has two naturally occurring isotopes. Carbon-12 has a mass of 12.000-amu with an abundance of 98.890%. Carbon-13 has a mass of 13.003-amu with an abundance of 1.11%. Calculate the average atomic mass of carbon.
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Isotope% AbundanceMass (amu) Oxygen-1699.75915.995 Oxygen-170.0416.115 Oxygen-180.2117.999
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Calculate the average atomic mass of copper using the isotope data in the above table. Isotope% AbundanceMass (amu) Copper-6369.2062.93 Copper-6530.8064.93
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