Answer:
Average atomic mass = 17.5 amu.
Explanation:
Given data:
X-17 isotope = atomic mass17.2 amu, abundance:78.99%
X-18isotope = atomic mass 18.1 amu, abundance 10.00%
X-19isotope = atomic mass:19.1 amu, abundance: 11.01%
Average atomic mass of X = ?
Solution:
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 = (78.99×17.2)+(10.00×18.1) +(11.01+ 19.1) /100
Average atomic mass = 1358.628 + 181 +210.291 / 100
Average atomic mass = 1749.919 / 100
Average atomic mass = 17.5 amu.
