Chlorine, which has an atomic mass of 35.435amu, has two naturally occurring isotopes, Cl-35 and Cl-37. Which isotope occurs in greater abundance? Explain.
2006-11-25 15:14:18 · 4 answers · asked by lovejessyloot 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Chlorine has 9 isotopes. There are two principal stable isotopes, 35-Cl (75.77%) and 37-Cl (24.23%), found in the relative proportions of 3:1 respectively.
2006-11-25 15:28:07 · answer #1 · answered by Ferts 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
when chlorine molecules in its natural occurin element is sent through a mass spectrometre, it is found dat cl^35 isotope is in greater abundance than cl^37. this is found by using da average mass of da isotope n its relative abundance to other existing isootopes
2006-11-25 15:49:39 · answer #2 · answered by muwahhid r 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the Cl-35 have a larger abundance because the average is closer to 35 than it is to 37. It's that simple.
2006-11-25 16:26:33 · answer #3 · answered by toxic_raptor8 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This sounds like one of my test questions! Which is in greater abundance? Which is closer to the average mass? The Cl-35 is closer to the average mass so it must make up most of the sample.
2006-11-25 15:17:50 · answer #4 · answered by physandchemteach 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋