an element has two isotopes. isotope A has a natural abundance of 73.5% & isotope B has a natural abundance of 26.5%. Do you expect the atomic mass of the element to be closer to isotope A or Isotope B? Why?

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an element has two isotopes.
isotope A has a natural abundance
of 73.5% & isotope B has a natural
abundance of 26.5%. Do you expect
the atomic mass of the element to
be closer to isotope A or Isotope B?
Why?
Transcribed Image Text:an element has two isotopes. isotope A has a natural abundance of 73.5% & isotope B has a natural abundance of 26.5%. Do you expect the atomic mass of the element to be closer to isotope A or Isotope B? Why?
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