U-238 is naturally the most abundant form of uranium; however, only U-235 can be used as fuel in a nuclear reactor, so uranium for us in the nuclear industry must be enriched in this isotope. If a sample of enriched uranium has 78.72% of U-235 isotope and 21.28% U-238 isotope, what is the average atomic mass of the Uranium sample?

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U-238 is naturally the most abundant form of uranium; however, only U-235 can be used as fuel in a nuclear reactor, so uranium for us in the nuclear industry must be enriched in this isotope. If a sample of enriched uranium has 78.72% of U-235 isotope and 21.28% U-238 isotope, what is the average atomic mass of the Uranium sample?

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