copper has two stable isotopes,and , with masses of 62.939598 amu and 64.927793 amu, respectively. calculate the percent abundances of these isotopes of copper.



Answer :

Considering the definition of atomic mass, isotopes and atomic mass of an element,  the isotope with masses of 62.939598 amu and 64.927793 amu have percent abundances of 69.80% and 30.20% respectively.

Definition of atomic mass

The atomic mass (A) is obtained by adding the number of protons and neutrons in a given nucleus of a chemical element.

Definition of isotope

The same chemical element can have the same atomic numbers, but the number of neutrons is different. These atoms are called isotopes of the element.

Definition of atomic mass

The atomic mass of an element is the weighted average mass of its natural isotopes, taking into account the relative abundance of each of them.

Atomic mass of the element in this case

In this case, you know:

  • The first isotope has an atomic mass of 62.939598 amu and a percent natural abundance of x%.
  • The second isotope has an atomic mass of 64.927793 amu and a percent natural abundance of (100 -x)%.
  • Average mass of copper is 63.54 amu.

The percent abundance can be calculated as:

62.939598 amu× (x%÷100%) + 64.927793 amu× [(100-x)%÷100%]= 63.54 amu

Solving:

62.939598 amu× x+ 64.927793 amu× (1-x)= 63.54 amu

62.939598 amu× x+ 64.927793 amu× 1- 64.927793 amu× x= 63.54 amu

62.939598 amu× x- 64.927793 amu× x= 63.54 amu - 64.927793 amu× 1

-1.988195 amu× x= -1.387793 amu

x= (-1.387793 amu)÷ (-1.988195 amu)

x= 0.6980= 69.80%

Then, (100-x)%= (100 -69.80)%= 30.2%

Finally, the isotope with mass of 62.939598 amu has a percent abundance of 69.80% and the isotope with mass of 64.927793 amu has a percent abundance of 30.20%.

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