Question

Calculate the average atomic mass of chromium, given the following percent abundances and isotope masses: 4.350 % 49.946 amu; 83.790% 51.941 amu; 9.500% 52.941 amu and 2.360% 53.939 amu

Answer 1

Asnwer: average atomic mass of chromium is 52amu

Calculations:

49.946amu: 4.350%= 0.0435

51.941amu: 83.790%= 0.8379

52.941amu: 9.500%= 0.095

53.939amu: 2.360%= 0.0236

Average atomic mass of chromium = 0.0435(49.946) + 0.8379(51.941) + 0.095(52.941) + 0.0236(53.939)

= 51.9963703amu

= 52 amu