Boron, Which Has an Average Atomic Mass of 10

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Short Answer

Boron, which has an average atomic mass of 10.81 amu, has two stable isotopes: boron-10 (19.78%) and boron-11 (80.22%). Boron-10 has an atomic mass of 10.0129 amu; what is the atomic mass of boron-11?

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