A robot spacecraft returned samples from the planetesimal 98765 ALEKS, located in the outer Solar System. Mass-spectroscopic analysis produced the following data on the isotopes of ruthenium in these samples: isotope 99 Ru 104, mass relative (amu) abundance 98.91 Ru 103.91 0 Ru 0 91.4% Use these measurements to complete the entry for ruthenium in the Periodic Table that would be used on 98765 ALEKS. Be sure your answers have the correct number of significant digits. 8.6% Caution: your correct answer will have the same format but not necessarily the same numbers as the entry for ruthenium in the Periodic Table we use here on Earth. X

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A robot spacecraft returned samples from the planetesimal 98765 ALEKS, located in the outer Solar System. Mass-spectroscopic
analysis produced the following data on the isotopes of ruthenium in these samples:
isotope
99
Ru
104
mass
relative
(amu) |abundance
98.91
91.4%
Ru 103.91
Use these measurements to complete the entry for ruthenium in the Periodic Table that would be used on 98765 ALEKS. Be sure your
answers have the correct number of significant digits.
Ru
8.6%
Caution: your correct answer will have the same format but not necessarily the same numbers as the entry for ruthenium in the
Periodic Table we use here on Earth.
X
Ś
Transcribed Image Text:A robot spacecraft returned samples from the planetesimal 98765 ALEKS, located in the outer Solar System. Mass-spectroscopic analysis produced the following data on the isotopes of ruthenium in these samples: isotope 99 Ru 104 mass relative (amu) |abundance 98.91 91.4% Ru 103.91 Use these measurements to complete the entry for ruthenium in the Periodic Table that would be used on 98765 ALEKS. Be sure your answers have the correct number of significant digits. Ru 8.6% Caution: your correct answer will have the same format but not necessarily the same numbers as the entry for ruthenium in the Periodic Table we use here on Earth. X Ś
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