Chemistry, asked by Vijayadharshini, 6 months ago

Chlorine occurs in nature in two isotopic forms, which masses 35u
and 37u with percentage abundance of 75% and 25% respectively.
Calculate the average atomic mass of chlorine.

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Answered by venkatlokesh011
1

Answer:

35.5 u

Explanation:

Whenever masses and percentage of isotopes of an element are given, there is a formula to be used.

Mass of the isotope x Percentage/100+Mass of another isotope x Percentage/100

÷ (whole divided by)

Percentage/100+Percentage of another/100

So,

Atomic mass= 35x75/100+ 37x 25/100 ÷ 75/100+25/100

Atomic mass= 35.5 u

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