Atomic Mass Concepts and Problems

Conceptual and calculation questions on atomic mass and isotopes.

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1. What is the atomic mass (atomic weight)?

2. Silicon has three major isotopes: Si-28 (27.98 amu), Si-29 (4.70% abundance), and Si-30 (3.09% abundance). What is the missing percentage abundance of Si-28?

3. Calculate the average atomic mass of an element with isotopes A (mass 23.985 amu, 78.99%), B (mass 24.985 amu, 10.00%), and C (mass 25.983 amu, 11.01%).

4. Which isotope is used as the reference point for calculating atomic masses of all other elements?

5. Given isotopes C-12 (12.00 amu, 98.9%) and C-13 (13.0034 amu, 1.11%), calculate the average atomic mass of carbon.

6. Atomic mass is measured in which units?

7. The isotopes of lithium, Li-6 and Li-7, have atomic masses 6.0151 amu and 7.0610 amu. The average atomic mass is 6.941 amu. Calculate the natural abundances of these isotopes.

8. What does the average atomic mass represent?

9. Silver has two isotopes, Ag-1 (106.90509 amu, 51.84% abundance) and Ag-2. The average atomic mass is 107.90 amu. Calculate the atomic mass of Ag-2.

10. Given the isotopes of Silicon: Si-28 (27.98 amu, 92.21%), Si-29 (unknown mass, 4.70%), and Si-30 (29.97 amu, 3.09%), calculate the atomic mass of Si-29.

11. Nitrogen has two isotopes, N-14 (14.0031 amu) and N-15 (15.0001 amu). The average atomic mass is 14.0067 amu. Calculate the percentage abundance of the lighter isotope.