A newly discovered element has two isotopes. one has an atomic weight of 120.9038 amu with 57.25% abundance. the other has an at
omic weight of 122.8831 amu. what is the atomic weight of the element?
2 answers:
the atomic weight of the element : 122.22 amu
<h3>Further explanation</h3>The elements in nature have several types of isotopes
Isotopes are atoms whose no-atom has the same number of protons while still having a different number of neutrons.
So Isotopes are elements that have the same Atomic Number (Proton)
Atomic mass is the average atomic mass of all its isotopes
In determining the mass of an atom, as a standard is the mass of 1 carbon-12 atom whose mass is 12 amu
So the atomic mass obtained is the mass of the atom relative to the 12th carbon atom
Mass atom X = mass isotope 1 . % + mass isotope 2.%
An atomic mass unit = amu is a relative atomic mass of 1/12 the mass of an atom of carbon-12.
The 'amu' unit has now been replaced with a unit of 'u' only
for example, Carbon has 3 isotopes, namely ₆¹²C, ₆¹³C, and ₆¹⁴C
Element has two isotopes. 120.9038 amu with 57.25% abundance and the other has an atomic weight of 122.8831 amu
Mass atom element X = mass isotope 1 . % + mass isotope 2.%
Mass atom element X = 120.9038 . 57.25% + 122.8831. 42.75%
Mass atom element X = 69.22 + 52.53 = 122.22 amu
<h3>Learn more </h3>The subatomic particle that has the least mass
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Keywords: mass number, atomic mass, amu, isotope
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