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IsotopeRelative Abudance(%)Atomic Mass(amu)12C98.8921213C1.10813.0033514C2×101014.00317

From the data given in the table, calculate the average atomic mass of C.


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13 u
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12.011 u
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12.001 u
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12.0011 u
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Solution

The correct option is B 12.011 u
Average atomic mass is the weighted average of atomic mass of all the isotopes.

Contribution by each isotope = Relative abundance×Atomic mass

Contribution by
126C = (0.98892)(12)/100 = 11.86704

136C = (0.01108)(13.00335)/100 = 0.14407712

146C = (2 × 1010)(14.003170/100 = 28.00634 × 1012

Average atomic mass = sum of all contribution = 12.011 u


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