Worksheet 3: Chapter 4
1) Neon has 3 different isotopes, neon-20, neon-21, and neon-22. The first isotope has a mass of 19.992 amu and an abundance of 90.60%. The second isotope (neon-21) has an abundance of 0.21%. The third isotope has a mass of 21.991 amu and an abundance of 9.20%. What is the mass of the second isotope?
2) A certain element has the 4 isotopes. Given the following data, calculate the average atomic mass of the element and identify which element it is.
Isotope
% abundance
Mass ( amu)
1
5.80%
53.9396
2
91.72%
55.9350
3
2.20%
56.9354
4
0.28%
57.9333
3) Rubidium-85 and rubidium-87 are the only two isotopes of that element. Rubidium-85 has a mass of 84.912 amu and accounts for 72.17% of all rubidium. Calculate the mass of rubidium-87.
4) Chromium has four isotopes. Chromium-50 (mass of 49.946 amu and 4.35% abundance), chromium-52 (mass of 51.941 amu and 83.79% abundance), chromium-53 (mass of 52.941 amu and 9.50% abundance), and chromium-54 (mass of 53.939 amu and 2.36% abundance). Calculate the average atomic mass of chromium.
5) Chapter 4 #’s 9-13 all, 17, 19, 20 and 42 page 85b – 85d under the Questions and Problems section.