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if mixture is composed of 76.3% c-12 and 23.7% of c-14 what is the average atomic mass
The portion of average mass of C-12 is = the percentage abundance of C-12 x atomic mass of C-12
= (76.3/100) x 12
= 9.156
The portion of average mass of C-14 is = the percentage abundance of C-14 x atomic mass of C-14
= (23.7/100) x 14
= 3.318
So total mass is = The portion of average mass of C-12 + The portion of average mass of C-14
= 9.156 + 3.318
= 12.474
Therefore the average atomic mass is 12.474 amu