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vovikov84 [41]
2 years ago
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Silver (Ag) has two stable isotopes: 107Ag, 106.90 amu, and 109Ag, 108.90 amu. If the average atomic mass of silver is 107.87 am

u,
what is the natural abundance of each isotope?(expressed as a percentage)
Chemistry
1 answer:
inysia [295]2 years ago
3 0

Answer:

  • The abundance of 107Ag is 51.5%.
  • The abundance of 109Ag is 48.5%.

Explanation:

The <em>average atomic mass</em> of silver can be expressed as:

107.87 = 106.90 * A1 + 108.90 * A2

Where A1 is the abundance of 107Ag and A2 of 109Ag.

Assuming those two isotopes are the only one stables, we can use the equation:

A1 + A2 = 1.0

So now we have a system of two equations with two unknowns, and what's left is algebra.

First we<u> use the second equation to express A1 in terms of A2</u>:

A1 = 1.0 - A2

We <u>replace A1 in the first equation</u>:

107.87 = 106.90 * A1 + 108.90 * A2

107.87 = 106.90 * (1.0-A2) + 108.90 * A2

107.87 = 106.90 - 106.90*A2 + 108.90*A2

107.87 = 106.90 + 2*A2

2*A2 = 0.97

A2 = 0.485

So the abundance of 109Ag is (0.485*100%) 48.5%.

We <u>use the value of A2 to calculate A1 in the second equation</u>:

A1 + A2 = 1.0

A1 + 0.485 = 1.0

A1 = 0.515

So the abundance of 107Ag is 51.5%.

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