ISOTOPES

Isotopes of an element have a different number of...

• Protons

• Neutrons

• Electrons

• Mass

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

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

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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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

Calculate the average atomic mass of silver.

• 106.38649amu
• 111.91896amu
• 107.8677amu
• 121

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NGSS.MS-PS1-1

An element has two naturally occurring isotopes. One is 10.013 amu and is 19.9% abundant. The other is 11.01 amu and is 80.1% abundant. What is the average atomic mass? What element is it?

• 9.012, Beryllium
• 12.011, Carbon
• 6.941, Lithium
• 10.812, Boron

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

Compute the average atomic mass for silicon:

• 27.977
• 28.09
• 28.976
• The average mass cannot be determined from provided information.

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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