Silver has two naturally occurring isotopes, 107Ag (isotopic mass 106.90509 amu) and 109Ag (isotopic mass 108.90476 amu). If silver has an atomic mass of 107.87 amu, what is the percent abundance of 109Ag isotope?

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Silver has two naturally occurring isotopes, 107Ag (isotopic mass 106.90509 amu) and 109Ag (isotopic mass 108.90476 amu). If silver has an atomic mass of 107.87 amu, what is the percent abundance of 109Ag isotope?

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Silver has two naturally isotopes and has an atomic mass of 107.868 amu. One isotope is Ag-109 isotope (108.905 amu) and has a natural abundance of 48.16%. what is the mass in amu of the other isotope?

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