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CAIE A-Level Chemistry AS 22.2.2 The Atomic Mass of an Element Questions

Practise CAIE 9701 relative atomic mass calculations by weighting isotope masses with percentage abundance and distinguishing mass number from neutron count.

Syllabus
2028–2030
Course
Chemistry 9701
Level
AS

Exam points

  • multiply each isotopic mass by its percentage or fractional abundance and add the contributions
  • divide by total abundance when percentages do not already sum in a convenient weighted form
  • distinguish mass number and neutron count when deriving an isotope mass before averaging

CAIE A-Level Chemistry AS 22.2.2 The Atomic Mass of an Element Questions question 1

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Copper is used in electrical equipment. It has a melting point of 1085∘C1085^{\circ} \mathrm{C}.

The relative isotopic masses and natural abundances of the two isotopes in a sample of copper are shown in Table 1.1.

Table 1.1

Table 1.1

Calculate the relative atomic mass, ArA_{\mathrm{r}}, of copper in this sample using the data in Table 1.1.

Show your working.

Ar=A_{r}=
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