Chemistry 10th Edition

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Chapter 4 - The Structure of Atoms - Exercises - Atomic Composition, Isotopes, and Atomic Weights - Page 166: 35

Answer

The atomic weight of the element is equal $85.4678amu$, which corresponds to the atomic weight of $rubidium, Rb$.

Work Step by Step

Considering the fractional abundance of the 1+ charged ions of this element ($X$), we can obtain its atomic weight ($Ar(X)$) by following: $Ar(X)=0.7215\times84.9117amu+0.2785\times86.9085amu=85.4678amu$ Using the Periodic table of elements, we can observe that this atomic weight corresponds to $rubidium$, whose symbol is $Rb$.
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