Practice Problem 1: Chlorine’s Average Atomic Mass - 6.1 | Unit 2: Atomic Structure | IB Grade 11: Chemistry
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6.1 - Problem 1: Chlorine’s Average Atomic Mass

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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

What is an isotope?

💡 Hint: Think about the definition relating to atomic structure.

Question 2

Easy

If chlorine-35 is 75.78% abundant, what is its decimal representation?

💡 Hint: Convert percentage to decimal form by dividing by 100.

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Question 1

What is the average atomic mass of chlorine based on its isotopes?

  • 34.96
  • 35.45
  • 36.01

💡 Hint: Look closely at the percentages given.

Question 2

Isotopes of an element must have the same number of protons?

  • True
  • False

💡 Hint: Think about what defines an element.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

If an unknown element has two isotopes with masses of 50 u and 52 u, and abundances of 75% and 25% respectively, calculate the average atomic mass.

💡 Hint: Apply the same method as we did with chlorine.

Question 2

Explain how the average atomic mass might differ if the abundances of chlorine-35 and chlorine-37 were reversed.

💡 Hint: Think about how weighting works in averages.

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