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Answer: The average atomic mass of X is 28.09 amu
Explanation:
Average atomic mass of an element is defined as the sum of masses of each isotope each multiplied by their natural fractional abundance.
Formula used to calculate average atomic mass follows:
[tex]\text{Average atomic mass }=\sum_{i=1}^n\text{(Atomic mass of an isotopes)}_i\times \text{(Fractional abundance})_i[/tex] .....(1)
- For isotope 1:
Mass of isotope 1 = 27.979 amu
Percentage abundance of isotope 1 = 92.21 %
Fractional abundance of isotope 1 = 0.9212
- For isotope 2:
Mass of isotope 2 = 28.976 amu
Percentage abundance of isotope 2 = 4.70 %
Fractional abundance of isotope 2 = 0.0470
- For isotope 3:
Mass of isotope 3 = 29.974 amu
Percentage abundance of isotope 3 = 3.09 %
Fractional abundance of isotope 3 = 0.0309
Putting values in equation 1, we get:
[tex]\text{Average atomic mass of X}=[(27.979\times 0.9212)+(28.976\times 0.0470)+(29.974\times 0.0309)][/tex]
[tex]\text{Average atomic mass of X}=28.09amu[/tex]
Hence, the average atomic mass of X is 28.09 amu
