At some point in the future, nuclear chemists have synthesized two stable isotopes of bohrium.  Under these conditions, the average atomic mass of bohrium is 270.5294 amu.  If bohrium-269 has atomic mass of 269.0129 amu and bohrium 271 has an average mass of 270.9717 amu, what is the percent abundance of bohrium 269?  (Express your answer as a percentage to two decimal places).

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At some point in the future, nuclear chemists have synthesized two stable isotopes of bohrium.  Under these conditions, the average atomic mass of bohrium is 270.5294 amu.  If bohrium-269 has atomic mass of 269.0129 amu and bohrium 271 has an average mass of 270.9717 amu, what is the percent abundance of bohrium 269?  (Express your answer as a percentage to two decimal places).

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