The element copper has naturally occurring isotopes with mass numbers of 63 and 65. The relative abundance and atomic masses are 69.2% for a mass of 62.93 amu and 30.8% for a mass of 64.93amu. Calculate the average atomic mass of copper.
Question
Question
The element copper has naturally occurring isotopes with mass numbers of 63 and 65. The relative abundance and atomic masses are 69.2% for a mass of 62.93 amu and 30.8% for a mass of 64.93amu. Calculate the average atomic mass of copper.
Answer:
63.546
Explanation:
The Average atomic mass is calculated using the formula:
sum of the product of the atomic masses and their relative abundances all divided by 100 or total abundance