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20 October, 17:14

The average mass of a boron atom is 10.81. assuming you were able to isolate only one boron atom, the chance that you would randomly get one with a mass of 10.81 is

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  1. 20 October, 21:08
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    Explanation:

    As we know 10.81 is the average atomic mass of boron which can not be contained by a single boron atom. Therefore, when isolated, a single boron atom will weight either 10 amu for ¹⁰B and 11 amu for ¹¹B respectively.

    The average atomic mass is calculated as;

    Atomic Mass of ¹⁰B = 10

    Atomic Mass of ¹¹B = 11

    Natural Abundance of ¹⁰B = 20 %

    Natural Abundance of ¹¹B = 80 %

    So,

    Average Atomic Mass = (10 * 0.2) + (11 * 0.8)

    Average Atomic Mass = 2 + 8.8

    Average Atomic Mass = 10.8
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