Page |99 SUBATOMIC PARTICLES AND ISOTOPES Complete Symbol Atomic Mass Number of Number of Number of Element Number Number Protons Neutrons Electrons fluorine 19 P calcium 20 22 43 20 iron 56 iron 31 bromine 80 44 56 57 44 gold 118 20 10 Naturally occurring neon has 3 isotopes: 90.48% is neon-20 (19.999 amu), 0.27% is neon-21 (20.993 amu) and the remainder is neon-22 (21.991 amu). Calculate the average atomic mass of neon. How does your calculated number compare with that from the periodic table?

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SUBATOMIC PARTICLES AND ISOTOPES
Complete
Symbol
Atomic
Mass
Number of
Number of
Number of
Element
Number
Number
Protons
Neutrons
Electrons
fluorine
19
calcium
20
22
43
20
iron
56
iron
31
bromine
80
44
56
57
44
gold
118
20
10
Naturally occurring neon has 3 isotopes: 90.48% is neon-20 (19.999 amu), 0.27% is neon-21
(20.993 amu) and the remainder is neon-22 (21.991 amu). Calculate the average atomic mass
of neon. How does your calculated number compare with that from the periodic table?
Transcribed Image Text:Page |99 SUBATOMIC PARTICLES AND ISOTOPES Complete Symbol Atomic Mass Number of Number of Number of Element Number Number Protons Neutrons Electrons fluorine 19 calcium 20 22 43 20 iron 56 iron 31 bromine 80 44 56 57 44 gold 118 20 10 Naturally occurring neon has 3 isotopes: 90.48% is neon-20 (19.999 amu), 0.27% is neon-21 (20.993 amu) and the remainder is neon-22 (21.991 amu). Calculate the average atomic mass of neon. How does your calculated number compare with that from the periodic table?
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