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Copper has two naturally occurring isotopes: Cu-63 with mass 62.9395 amu and a natural abundance of 69.17% and Cu-65 with mass 64.9278 amu and a natural abundance of 30.83%. Calculate the atomic mass of copper.

Sagot :

Answer

63.55

Explanation:

63

C

u

 has

69.2

%

abundance.

65

C

u

has

30.8

%

abundance.

So, the weighted average is

62.93

×

69.2

%

+

64.93

×

30.8

%

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