Anewly discovered element has two isotopes. one has an atomic weight of 120.9038 amu with 57.25% abundance. the other has an atomic weight of 122.8831 amu. what is the atomic weight of the element? 1. 123.45 amu 2. 121.54 amu 3. 121.17 amu 4. 121.75 amu 5. 122.15 amu 6. 122.38 amu

Answer : The atomic weight of the element is, 121.75 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:

As we are given that,

Mass of isotope 1 = 120.9038 amu

Percentage abundance of isotope 1 = 57.25 %

Fractional abundance of isotope 1 = 0.5725

Mass of isotope 2 = 122.8831 amu

Percentage abundance of isotope 2 = 100 - 57.25 = 42.75 %

Fractional abundance of isotope 2 = 0.4275

Now put all the given values in above formula, we get:

Therefore, the atomic weight of the element is, 121.75 amu

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