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Average Atomic Mass

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This quiz comprehensively covers atomic structure and average atomic mass calculations, making it appropriate for high school chemistry students in grades 10-12. The questions assess students' understanding of fundamental atomic concepts including atomic number, mass number, isotopes, ions, and the weighted average calculations required to determine average atomic mass from isotopic abundance data. Students need to master the relationships between protons, neutrons, and electrons in atoms, understand how isotopes of the same element differ in neutron count while maintaining the same number of protons, and apply mathematical skills to calculate weighted averages using percentage abundance and atomic mass units. The quiz requires students to interpret isotopic notation, perform multi-step calculations involving decimal percentages, and demonstrate conceptual understanding of how atomic mass represents a weighted average rather than a simple arithmetic mean of isotope masses. Created by Melissa Humphries, a chemistry teacher in the US who teaches grades 10-12. This quiz serves as an excellent formative assessment tool for evaluating student comprehension of atomic theory fundamentals and their ability to apply mathematical concepts to chemistry problems. Teachers can utilize this quiz as a warm-up activity to gauge prior knowledge before introducing more complex topics, as guided practice during instruction on atomic structure, or as homework to reinforce classroom learning about isotopes and atomic mass calculations. The varied question formats, from conceptual multiple-choice items to computational problems, make this quiz ideal for review sessions before unit tests or as a diagnostic tool to identify areas where students need additional support. This assessment aligns with NGSS HS-PS1-1, which requires students to use the periodic table as a model to predict properties of elements, and supports Common Core mathematical practices through its emphasis on problem-solving and mathematical reasoning in scientific contexts.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

24.1% of all the isotopes of a an element have a mass of 75.23 amu, 48.7% have a mass of 74.61 amu, and 27.2% have a mass of 75.20 amu.
What is the average mass of this element?

74.92 amu
24.97 amu
75.01 amu
74.51 amu

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What does the 1.00794 stand for?

Hydrogen
atomic number
atomic mass
atomic explosion

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the atomic number for an element with three protons?

2
1
3
6

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

45 sec • 1 pt

The atomic mass of an element is the ___.

average of the mass number and the atomic number for the element

weighted average of the masses of the isotopes of the element

total mass of the isotopes of the element

total number of subatomic particles in the nucleus

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Calculate the average atomic mass of the element iron (Fe) using the following data:

[Isotope / % abundance]

[Iron 54 / 6% ] [Iron 56 / 92% ] [ Iron 57 / 2% ]

53.7 amu

54.9 amu

5592.0 amu

55.9 amu

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

An isotope has three forms.  30% have a mass of 4 amu, 20% have a mass of 5 amu and 50% have a mass of 3 amu.  Average atomic mass will be closest to

2 amu
3 amu
4 amu
5 amu

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

4.35% of all X atoms have a mass of 39.946 amu. 83.79% have a mass of 41.941 amu, 9.50% have a mass of 42.941 amu, and 2.36% have a mass of 43.939 amu. What is the average atomic mass of atom X?

41.97 amu
42.19 amu
10.43 amu
40.04 amu

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