Grade 10 Physical Sciences · Matter and Materials

Calculate relative atomic mass

Calculate the average mass of an element's atoms from its isotopes and their percentages (chlorine-35 and chlorine-37 give about 35,5).

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Question 4.5 · November 2023 · Paper 2 · Provincial · 3 marks

Strontium is best known for the brilliant reds it produces from its salts in fireworks and flares.

Strontium is an element on the Periodic Table in period 5 group 2.
The four isotopes of strontium have isotopic mass numbers of

84

86

87

and

88

and relative abundance of

0, 56%

9, 86%

7%

and

82, 58%

respectively.

4.5 Calculate the relative atomic mass of strontium.(3)

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