Naturally occurring gallium is a mixture of isotopes that contains 60.11% of Ga-69 (atomic mass = 68.93 u) and 39.89% of Ga-71 (atomic mass = 70.92 u). Which numerical setup can be used to determine the atomic mass of naturally occurring gallium?

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Answer:

69.724

Step-by-step explanation:

You have to assume that you have 10000 atoms of  gallium which would mean that 6011 of those atoms weigh 68.93 u while 3989 atoms weighs 70.92 u. So to calculate this calculation can be set up this way.

[tex]RAM =\frac{6011*68.93+3989*70.92}{10000} = 69.724[/tex]

Answer:

69.72 u

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the relative atomic mass you multiply the percentage of occurrence by the mass of occurrence and add them up, then you divide by 100.

((60.11 × 68.93) + (39.89 × 70.92)) ÷ 100

=69.723811