Can someone help . I don't understand the average atomic mass and isotopic abundance thing. Can someone you explain. How does it work? what's it for?

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anonymous · Answer

your in chemistry, right?

anonymous · Answer

is this for a lab at c.a. ? 

I'm asking because it sounds familiar

anonymous · Answer

No it's not, I just don't understand it and I have a test coming up, so if I understand it then I can answer a question relating to it correctly

anonymous · Answer

Oh ok, its cool if it is....I'm in the same class lol

anonymous · Answer

lol. Cool. I mean I know how to do the formulas and everything to find the ioptic abundance and average atomic mass, but understanding is a huge part of chemistry. :P

anonymous · Answer

Average atomic mass is the relative total of an element, and is used in connection to the periodic table and or elements. & Obviously isotope abundance has a relation with the periodic table because of each individual element, and when solving for isotope abundance you are solving the percentage abundance for each element

anonymous · Answer

That's what my tutor told me anyway

anonymous · Answer

(the correct definition for isotope abundance) - The ratio of the number of atoms of a particular isotope in a sample of an element to the number of atoms of a specified isotope, or to the total number of atoms of the element.

anonymous · Answer

Oh okak that makes a lot more sense now. Thank you so much :)

anonymous · Answer

No problem