Magnesium (atomic mass 24.31 amu) has three naturally occurring isotopes, Mg-24, Mg-25, and Mg-26. Without doing any

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Magnesium (atomic mass 24.31 amu) has three naturally occurring isotopes, Mg-24, Mg-25, and Mg-26. Without doing any calculations, which isotope is the most abundant?

Magnesium exists as a mixture of equal proportions of the three isotopes.

The answer is Mg-24 does anyone know why??

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Magnesium (atomic mass 24.31 amu) has three naturally occurring isotopes, Mg-24, Mg-25, and Mg-26. Without doing any

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