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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Gallium is composed of two naturally occurring isotopes: Ga−69 (60.108%) and Ga−71 . The ratio of the masses of the two isotopes is 1.0290. What is the mass of Ga−69 ?

OpenStudy (aaronq):

you need to write 2 equations using the data you have and substitute one into the other, then solve.

OpenStudy (aaronq):

The first equation is: \(Atomic\;mass_{average}=\Sigma (mass_{isotope\;A}*\%abundace_{isotope\;A})\) the second is the ratio of the two isotopes.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Do you need x-values?

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