Average Atomic Mass

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

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.
How many protons does this element have?

• 32
• 33
• 34
• no way to know

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

An element with 4.35% have a mass of 49.9461 amu, 83.79% have amass of 51.9405 amu, 9.50% have a mass of 52.9407 amu, and 2.36% have a mass of 53.9389amu.

• 51.99 amu
• 52.19 amu
• 53.45 amu
• 17.33 amu

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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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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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

Atom 1 has Mass=12  Protons=6
Atom 2 has Mass= 14 Electrons=6
Are these atoms isotopes of each other or different elements?

• Different Elements - Mg & Si
• Different Elements - Ar & Ca
• Isotopes of Carbon
• Isotopes of Magnesium

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