CHEMISTRY REVISION QUESTIONS (9 FEB, 2024)

TOPICS: ISOTOPES, ATOMIC NUMBERS, MASS NUMBERS

1. Complete the following table:

Name of Atomic no. Number of Number of
Isotope Mass no. (A)
isotope (Z) protons neutrons
12 Carbon-12 6 12 6 6
6𝐶
14 Carbon-14
6𝐶
24
12𝑀𝑔

Argon-40 18 40
27
13𝐴𝑙

Cobalt-59 27

2. The relative masses for the two isotopes of bromine and their abundance are
Bromine-79: 78.92 and 50.69%; Bromine-81: 80.92 and 49.31%. Use this data to
determine the relative atomic mass for bromine. Show your working.
3. An element X has two isotopes. Their relative abundances are 60.1% and 39.9% and
their isotopic masses are 68.92 and 70.92, respectively. Determine the relative atomic
mass for bromine. Show your working.

4. There are 2 isotopes for copper: copper-63 and copper-65. Their isotopic masses are
62.93 and 64.93, respectively. The relative atomic mass for copper is 63.55. Use this
data to determine the percentage abundance of each isotope. Show your working.