Potassium exits in mainly two isotopic form,39k and 41k and their abundance in nature are 93% and 7%. What is the average atomic mass of potassium.

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2023-01-06

Potassium exits in mainly two isotopic form,39k and 41k and their abundance in nature are 93% and 7%. What is the average atomic mass of potassium.

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dalagudurps8

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The average atomic mass,
Mavg=[0.93×M39K]+[0.07×M41K]0.93+0,07

The average atomic mass of potassium, Mavg=39.14gmol−1

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