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Isotopes WS ANSWERS 1lmscf1
Isotopes WS ANSWERS 1lmscf1
4. What part of the atom contains practically all its mass? nucleus
52
5. How do the isotopes of an element differ? How are they the same?
They have different #s of neutrons; same number of protons 24 Cr
6. Which element contains the largest number of neutrons per atom?
a. Bismuth-210 b. Polonium-210 c. Astatine-210 d. Astatine-211
7. Fill in the following table
Isotope Isotope Not Atomic # Protons Electrons Neutrons
Nickel-58 58
Ni 28 28 28 30
28
Phosphorus-30 30
15 15 15 15
15 P
Iodine-127 127 53 53 53 74
53 I
Krypton-84 84
Kr 36 36 36 48
36
Selenium-79 79
Se 34 34 34 45
34
Calcium-40 40 20 20 20 20
20 Ca
Chlorine-37 37
Cl 17 17 17 20
17
8. Calculate the average atomic mass of chlorine if its isotopes and % abundance are as follows. Show
work.
Mass of Isotope % abundance
36.96590 24.47 (.2447)(36.96590) = 9.04556
34.96885 75.53 (.7553)(34.96885) = 26.41200
35.4575amu