How to work out how many atoms of iridium 193 naturally occurs in 100 atoms of iridium
Could someone show me how I would work this out step by step please :-)
Could someone show me how I would work this out step by step please :-)
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the atomic mass of Ir = 192.2g/mole or amu
there are 2 isotopes of Ir, 192 and 193
we know that the weighted average mass of 192Ir and 193Ir = the atomic mass of Ir
we also know that the percentage of each isotope must = 100%
this requires 2 equations
let X = amount of 192Ir and Y = amount of 193Ir
X x 192 + Y x 193 = 192.2
X + Y = 1 (100% = 1 in numerical form)
solving for X we get X = 1 - Y.
we plug this into the first equation to determine the amount of Y present
(1 - Y) + 193Y = 192.2
1 + 192Y = 192.2
192Y = 191.2
y = 0.996 or 99.6% Ir = 193Ir
therefore, x = 0.004 or 0.4% 192Ir
so, 100atoms x 0.996 = 99.6 atoms of 193Ir
there are 2 isotopes of Ir, 192 and 193
we know that the weighted average mass of 192Ir and 193Ir = the atomic mass of Ir
we also know that the percentage of each isotope must = 100%
this requires 2 equations
let X = amount of 192Ir and Y = amount of 193Ir
X x 192 + Y x 193 = 192.2
X + Y = 1 (100% = 1 in numerical form)
solving for X we get X = 1 - Y.
we plug this into the first equation to determine the amount of Y present
(1 - Y) + 193Y = 192.2
1 + 192Y = 192.2
192Y = 191.2
y = 0.996 or 99.6% Ir = 193Ir
therefore, x = 0.004 or 0.4% 192Ir
so, 100atoms x 0.996 = 99.6 atoms of 193Ir