How do you determine the average weighted isotopic mass of Carbon?
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determining the average mass is to multiply the atomic mass of each isotope by its percentage and then add the numbers.
The two methods are mathematically equivalent. Thus,
Average mass
=(0.9893 × 12 + 0.0107 × 13.003) u
=(11.872 + 0.139) u=12.011 u
The two methods are mathematically equivalent. Thus,
Average mass
=(0.9893 × 12 + 0.0107 × 13.003) u
=(11.872 + 0.139) u=12.011 u
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