Nuclear Chemistry Question 19

Question: The relative abundance of two isotopes of atomic weight 85 and 87 is 75% and 25% respectively. The average atomic weight of element is

[DCE 2003]

Options:

A) 75.5

B) 85.5

C) 40.0

D) 86.0

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Answer:

Correct Answer: B

Solution:

Average atomic weight of element $ =\frac{85\times 3+87\times 1}{3+1}=85.5 $