Question

Copper has average atomic mass of 63.546 amu. It's two isotopes are Cu-63 (which is 69.17% abundant and has a mass of 62.9296 amu) and Cu-65. From this information, calculate the mass of Cu-65.

Answer 1

Answer: 69.152% → 63^Cu

30.848% → 65^Cu

Step-by-step explanation:

As you know, the average atomic mass of an element is determined by taking the weighted average of the atomic masses of its naturally occurring isotopes.

Simply put, an element's naturally occurring isotopes will contribute to the average atomic mass of the element proportionally to their abundance.

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