NAME: ____________ ROLL NO.

: ____________

GRADE: IX DATE:

SUBJECT: Chemistry TEACHER’S SIGNATURE:

Chapter 2- Atomic structure.

How to calculate the relative atomic mass of an element (Aᵣ) from isotopic
abundances
Solved example:
75% of chlorine atoms are the type Cl (have a mass number of 35)
35

25% of chlorine atoms are of the type Cl (have a mass number of 37)
37

In order to calculate the relative atomic mass (A ) of chlorine, the following steps are
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used:

1. Multiply the mass of each isotope by its relative abundance

2. Add those together
3. Divide by the sum of the relative abundances (normally 100)

(35X75)+ (37x25)/ 100 =35.5

Calculate the relative atomic mass of the following

1. H -1 99.99 % and H-2 0.001%

2. C-12 98.9% , C-13 1.1%

3. Ne-20 90.5%, Ne-21 0.3% Ne-22 9.2%

4. Rb-48 72% , Rb -50 remaining %

5. Calculate the relative atomic mass of boron using the mass spectrograph given

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A sample of bromine contained the two isotopes in the following proportions:
bromine-79 = 50.7% and bromine-81 = 49.3%.
Calculate the relative atomic mass (A ) of bromine.
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8. Determine the number of protons, neutrons, and electrons in the following isotopes that are
used in medical diagnoses:

(a) atomic number 9, mass number 18, charge of 1−

(b) atomic number 43, mass number 99, charge of 7+

(c) atomic number 53, atomic mass number 131, charge of 1−

(d) atomic number 81, atomic mass number 201, charge of 1+

(e) Name the elements in parts (a), (b), (c), and (d)