relative atomic mass Flashcards
what is a relative atomic mass?
the average of the mass numbers of the different isotopes of an element
what is the relative atomic mass weighted for?
the abundance of each isotope ( how common each isotope is)
in chlorine, the isotope with mass number of 35 is much more common than the mass number of 37. what does this indicate about what the mass number could be?
the mass number will be a lot closer to 35 than 37
how do we calculate the relative atomic mass?
(mass number of isotope 1 x percentage abundance of isotope 1) +
(mass number of isotope 1 x percentage abundance of isotope 1) + (mass number of isotope 2 x percentage abundance of isotope 2)
/divided by 100
calculate the relative atomic mass of boron when the 2 isotopes are 10 B 5 20% abundance and 11 B 5 80% abundance
10.8
the equation :
(mass number of isotope 1 x % abundance of isotope 1) + (mass number of isotope 2 x % abundance of isotope 2)
divided by 100
(10 x 20%) + (11 x 80%)
divided by 100
200 + 880 = 1080/100
10.8