Answer:
2.765amu is the contribution of the X-19 isotope to the weighted average
Explanation:
The average molar mass is defined as the sum of the molar mass of each isotope times its abundance. For the unknown element X that has 2 isotopes the weighted average is defined as:
X = Mass X-19 * Abundance X-19 + MassX-21 * Abundance X-21
The contribution of the X-19 isotope is its mass (19.00 amu) times its abundance (14.55% = 0.1455). That is:
19.00amu * 0.1455 =
2.765amu is the contribution of the X-19 isotope to the weighted average
While the number nuclear protons as given is 34, and therefore we deal with the element selenium, there are 2 more electrons than protons, and therefore this species has an overall
2
−
charge.
We represent this selenide ion as
S
e
2
−
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Z= 34, therefore the atom is selenium
