Chlorine has two stable isotopes: 35 Cl, with a natural abundance of 75.77% and a mass of

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Chlorine has two stable isotopes: 35Cl, with a natural abundance of 75.77% and a mass of 34.97 u , and 37Cl, with a natural abundance of 24.23% and an atomic mass of 36.97 u. Calculate the atomic mass of chlorine.

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Atomic mass is a weighted average of each isotope of the element.

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Chemistry Principles And Practice

ISBN: 9780534420123

3rd Edition

Authors: Daniel L. Reger, Scott R. Goode, David W. Ball

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