Argon has three naturally-occurring isotopes: 99.6% of 40Ar, with an atomic weight of 39.9624 amu, 0.337% of 36Ar, with an atomic weight of 35.9676 amu, and 0.063% of 38Ar, with an atomic weight of 37.9627 amu. Calculate the average atomic weight of Ar. Round off the answer to six significant figures. Do not include the units.

39.9477amu is the average atomic weight of Argon

Explanation:

The average atomic weight is defined as the sum of the products of the atomic weight of each isotope times its abundance. For the Argon the average atomic weight, X is:

X = 39.9477amu is the average atomic weight of Argon

1. for the first question, we must find the mass of the anhydrous salt, mgso₄. the molar mass for mgso₄·7h₂o is 246.47 g/mol, while that of mgso₄ is 120.37 g/mol.7.834 g mgso₄·7h₂o * 1 mol mgso₄·7h₂o/246.47 g * 1 mol mgso₄/1 mol mgso₄·7h₂o * 20.37 g mgso₄/mol = 0.647 g mgso₄

2. mass of water = mass of sample - mass of anhydrous salemass of water = 7.834 - 0.647 = 7.19 gpercent water in hydrate = 7.19/7.834 * 100 = 91.74%

oxygen, selenium, tellurium, and polonium.

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