Quiz Average Atomic Mass

Calcium has three different isotopes. One has a mass of 35.00 amu; another has a mass of 41.00 amu; and another has a mass of 40.00 amu. Which isotope is the most abundant of the three?

• 40.00 amu
• 41.00 amu
• 35.00 amu
• impossible to tell

An element has three different isotopes. One has a mass of 35.00 amu; another has a mass of 36.00  amu; and another has a mass of 38.00  amu. What is the average atomic mass of this element?

• 36.33 amu
• 37.00 amu
• 12.11 amu
• impossible to tell

Which of the following could have 82 neutrons?

• W-182
• Ta-181
• Cs-132
• Ba-138

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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

How many neutrons does the isotope of lithium have?

• 8
• 3
• 4
• 5

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

How many neutrons in C-14?

• 6
• 7
• 14
• 8

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

How many protons does this isotope of titanium have?

• 48
• 22
• 26
• 70

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Isotopes are atoms of the same element that have the same number of __________ but different number of __________ . Therefore, isotopes of the same element have different masses. 

• protons, neutrons
• protons, electrons
• neutrons, protons
• electrons, protons

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What particle decides the identity of an atom/element?

• proton
• neutron
• electron
• All of the above.

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

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