There are three isotopes of carbon. They have mass number of 12, 13 and 14. The average atomic mass of carbon is 12.0107 amu. What does this say about the relative abundances of the three isotopes?

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Ragster asked Jun 6, 2022

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There are three isotopes of carbon. They have mass number of 12, 13 and 14. The average atomic mass of carbon is 12.0107 amu. What does this say about the relative abundances of the three isotopes?

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lots more of the carbon 12 than the others

havent calculated it percentage-wise but you can see its very close to 12 meaning it is of far greater abundance that carbon 13 and 14

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