Calculate the atomic weight of silicon on the basis of the following percent composition and atomic weights of the naturally occurring isotopes. Compare the calculated value with the atomic weight listed for silicon in the periodic table   Silicon-28 = 92.21% (27.9769 u)   Silicon-29 = 4.70% (28.9765 u)  Silicon-30 = 3.09% (29.9738 u)

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Calculate the atomic weight of silicon on the basis of the following percent composition and atomic weights of the naturally occurring isotopes. Compare the calculated value with the atomic weight listed for silicon in the periodic table

  Silicon-28 = 92.21% (27.9769 u)

  Silicon-29 = 4.70% (28.9765 u)

 Silicon-30 = 3.09% (29.9738 u)

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