A pure elemental sample gives two major isotopic peaks in a mass spectrometer:…

CHEMISTRY · Subjective · AP · Chemistry · Atomic Structure and Properties · Atomic Structure and Properties

Problem

A pure elemental sample gives two major isotopic peaks in a mass spectrometer: 62.9296 u with 69.17 % relative abundance and 64.9278 u with 30.83 % abundance. Determine the average atomic mass to four significant figures and identify the element that matches that mass.

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