Chlorine Has Two Isotopes, 35Cl and 37Cl, Whose Respective Abundances

question 62

Multiple Choice

Chlorine has two isotopes, 35Cl and 37Cl, whose respective abundances are 75.77% and 24.23% and masses are 34.9688 amu and 36.9659 amu. Calculate the atomic mass of chlorine.

• A) 37.54 amu
• B) 36.65 amu
• C) 35.45 amu
• D) 34.97 amu
• E) 36.97 amu

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