Sulfur,the 5th most common element on Earth, is a key component of the amino acids cysteine and methionine. It has three main isotopes, 32S, 33S, and 34S. Calculate the atomic mass of sulfur.  Isotope Isotopic Mass (amu) Abundance (%) 32S   31.972071   94.9  33S  32.971458 0.8   34S  33.967897 4.3   Answer choices: 32.0659 amu 32.9705 amu 34.4398 amu 33.0699 amu 33.0701 amu

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Sulfur,the 5th most common element on Earth, is a key component of the amino acids cysteine and methionine. It has three main isotopes, 32S, 33S, and 34S. Calculate the atomic mass of sulfur.
 

Isotope Isotopic Mass (amu) Abundance (%)
32  31.972071   94.9 
33 32.971458 0.8
  34 33.967897 4.3

 

Answer choices:

32.0659 amu
32.9705 amu
34.4398 amu
33.0699 amu
33.0701 amu
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