Copying is not allowed. You must show all work in order to receive credit. Naturally occurring silver has two isotopes. Isotope A has a relative mass of 106.9051 and an abundance of 51.82%. Isotope B has a relative mass of 108.9047. Calculate the atomic mass of silver from these data.

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Answer: The atomic mass of silver is 107.8

Explanation:

Average atomic mass is the average mass of all the isotopes present depending on the relative abundance of each isotope.

Mass of isotope A = 106.9051

% abundance of isotope 1 = 51.82% = [tex]\frac{51.82}{100}[/tex]

Mass of isotope B = 108.9047

% abundance of isotope 2 = (100-51.82)% = [tex]\frac{48.18}{100}[/tex]

Formula used for average atomic mass of an element :

[tex]A=\sum[(106.9051)\times \frac{51.82}{100})+(108.9047)\times \frac{48.18}{100}]][/tex]

[tex]A=107.8[/tex]

Therefore, the average atomic mass of silver is 107.8