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Imagine our class has discovered a new element and named it Berkmarium. Berkmarium is known to have 3 naturally occurring isotopes. In nature, 70% of the element is Berkmarium-95, 28% is Berkmarium-97, and 2% is Berkmarium-94. Which isotope will the average atomic mass of Berkmarum be closest to, and why? Support your answer with a calculation.

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Answer:

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Step-by-step explanation:

Given data;

Abundance of Berkmarium-95 = 70%

Abundance of Berkmarium-97 = 28%

Abundance of Berkmarium-94 = 2%

Average atomic mass closer to which isotope = ?

Solution:

1st of all we will calculate the average atomic mass of Berkmarium.

Average atomic mass = (abundance of 1st isotope × its atomic mass) +(abundance of 2nd isotope × its atomic mass) + (abundance of 3rd isotope × its atomic mass) / 100

Average atomic mass = (70×95)+(28×97)+(2×94) /100

Average atomic mass = 6650 + 2716+ 188 / 100

Average atomic mass= 9554 / 100

Average atomic mass = 95.54 amu

The average atomic mass is closer to the isotope Berkmarium-95 because it is present in abundance as compared to the other two isotope. So this isotope constitute most of the part of Berkmarium.

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