An element X is composed of the isotopes X-14 and X-15 (see data table for mass and percent abundance of each isotope) isotope X-14 X-15 mass (amu) 14.003074 15.000109 percent abundance 99.6% 0.400 % Determine the average atomic mass of element X in amu. Answer to three decimal places.
An element X is composed of the isotopes X-14 and X-15 (see data table for mass and percent abundance of each isotope) isotope X-14 X-15 mass (amu) 14.003074 15.000109 percent abundance 99.6% 0.400 % Determine the average atomic mass of element X in amu. Answer to three decimal places.
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![An element X is composed of the isotopes X-14 and X-15 (see data table for
mass and percent abundance of each isotope)
isotope
X-14
X-15
mass (amu)
14.003074
15.000109
percent abundance
99.6%
0.400 %
Determine the average atomic mass of element X in amu. Answer to three
decimal places.](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2F645f5f13-b198-4aa8-9dad-4f403fda1bca%2F714f2e49-1cf1-436d-b7e7-916ebbf82e4c%2Fnfhiub_processed.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:An element X is composed of the isotopes X-14 and X-15 (see data table for
mass and percent abundance of each isotope)
isotope
X-14
X-15
mass (amu)
14.003074
15.000109
percent abundance
99.6%
0.400 %
Determine the average atomic mass of element X in amu. Answer to three
decimal places.
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