Tutorial Practice

Please note: for illustrative purposes, only the two stable isotopes of Carbon are used in this example.

Carbon-12

Carbon-12
p = 6
n = 6
e = 6
98.93% abundance

Carbon-13

Carbon-13
p = 6
n = 7
e = 6
1.07% abundance

Calculate Average Atomic Mass

6 C Carbon 12.0107
C-12x0.9893=11.8716
C-13x0.0107=0.1391
12.0107

Build a Mystery Element

Choose a name for your atom.
How many isotopes are in this atom?
Choose a mass value for each isotope.
Choose the abundance of each isotope.

Calculate Average Atomic Mass

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