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    Average Atomic Mass Notes

    Average Atomic Mass – the weighted average of the masses of the isotopes of an element

     Every element is composed of several naturally occurring isotopes of that element-each


    with its own relative atomic mass
     A weighted average of the percentage of each isotope that exists versus the atomic mass
    of each isotope is used to calculate the atomic mass that appears on the periodic table.
     Each isotope’s atomic mass or relative mass is the number being averaged. The percent
    abundance is the weight for the weighted average.
    Step 1) Change each percent abundance into a decimal weight.
    Step 2) Multiply each atom’s mass by its decimal weight to get the contribution for
    each isotope.
    Step 3) Add all the contributions together to get the average atomic mass.
     Units are amu, atomic mass unit.

    100% x Average Atomic Mass = Σ [(isotope mass) x (percent abundance of isotope)]

    Example 1: The element copper occurs naturally as 69.17% of copper-63 with a mass of
    62.9296 amu and 30.83% of copper-65 with a mass of 64.9278 amu. What is the average
    atomic mass of copper?

    Example 2: The atomic weight of gallium is 69.72 amu. The masses of the naturally
    occurring isotopes are 68.9257 amu and 70.908 amu for 69Ga and 71Ga respectively.
    Calculate the % abundance of each isotope.

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