Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321809246
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Chapter 2 - Sections 2.1-2.9 - Exercises - Cumulative Problems - Page 83: 114

Answer

$19.903\% \ and\ 80.097\%$

Work Step by Step

1. The relative abundance of both isotopes add to $100\%$. Therefore, denote one isotope with an abundance of $x$ and the other abundance as $1-x$. Then set-up an equation representing the weighted average and then solve for $x$ $10.01294x+11.00931(1-x)=10.811$ Simplify and we get $x= 0.19903$ 2. Determine the percent relative abundance from each isotope. % abundance of boron-10 = $x=0.19909\times100\%=19.903\%$ % abundance of boron-11= $(1-x)\%=80.097\% $
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