A mass spectrometer determined a sample of lithium contains 88.00% Li-6.938 and 12.00% Li-6.997. The average atomic mass for the sample is a) 6.9 amu O b) 6.968 amu c) 6.95 u d) 6.945 u

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A mass spectrometer determined a sample of lithium contains 88.00% Li-6.938 and
12.00% Li-6.997. The average atomic mass for the sample is
O a) 6.9 amu
O b) 6.968 amu
O c) 6.95 u
d) 6.945 u
Transcribed Image Text:A mass spectrometer determined a sample of lithium contains 88.00% Li-6.938 and 12.00% Li-6.997. The average atomic mass for the sample is O a) 6.9 amu O b) 6.968 amu O c) 6.95 u d) 6.945 u
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