Answer:
20.180042 amu
Explanation:
From the question given above, the following data were obtained:
Isotope A (20Ne)
Mass of A = 19.9924356 amu
Abundance (A%) = 90.48%
Isotope B (21Ne):
Mass of B = 20.9938428 amu
Abundance (B%) = 0.27%
Isotope C (22Ne):
Mass of C = 21.9913831 amu
Abundance (C%) = 9.25%
Average atomic mass of Neon =.?
The average atomic mass of Neon can be obtained as follow:
Average atomic mass = [(mass of A × A%)/100] + [(mass of B × B%)/100] + [(mass of C × C%)/100]
= [(19.9924356 × 90.48)/100] + [(20.9938428 × 0.27) /100] + [(21.9913831 × 9.25) /100]
= 18.0891557 + 0.05668338 + 2.03420294
= 20.180042 amu
Therefore, the average atomic mass of Neon is 20.180042 amu
