Element 'x' has two stable isotopes: 215X present at 25%, and 217X present at 75%.
what would be the theoretical atomic mass for it? show/explain your work

216.5 amu

Explanation:

Step 1: Given data

Step 2: Calculate the average atomic mass for the element

When an element has 2 or more isotopes, we calculate the average atomic mass (am) using the following expression.

am = ∑ mi × abi / 100%

where,

mi: mass of each isotope

abi: abundance of each isotope

am = (m²¹⁵X × ab²¹⁵X + m²¹⁷X × ab²¹⁷X) / 100%

am = (215 amu × 25% + 217 amu × 75%) / 100% = 216.5 amu

periodic trends is an atom that gets larger as the number of electronic shells increase, the radius of atoms increases as you go down a certain group in the periodic table of elements. in general, the size of an atom will decrease as you move from left to right of a certain period.

your answer would be “dry”