Question

The image shows a representative sample of 50 atoms of a fictious element, called lemonium ( Le ). Lemonium consists of three isotopes. The red spheres are Le – 19 , the light blue spheres are Le – 17 , and the dark blue spheres are Le – 15 . Determine the percent natural abundance of each of the three isotopes.

Answer 1

The percentage abundance is a measure of ratio of the number of each isotope and the total number of the element. The percentage abundance of each isotope is :

• Le - 19 = 0.32
• Le - 17 = 0.44
• Le - 15 = 0.24

Number of each isotope in the sample :

• Le - 19 = 16
• Le - 17 = 22
• Le - 15 = 12

Total number of sample = 50

The percentage natural abundance of the isotopes can be calculated :

Number of each isotope ÷ total number of sample

Percentage abundance of Le isotopes

• Le - 19 = $\frac{16}{50}=0.32$
• Le - 17 = $\frac{22}{50}=0.44$
• Le - 15 = $\frac{12}{50}=0.24$

Therefore, the percentage abundance of Le - 19, Le - 17 and Le - 15 isotopes are 0.32, 0.44 and 0.24 respectively.

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