Name:____________________________ Period:________

Isotope Practice
1. Here are three isotopes of an element:

12
C
13
C
14
C
a. The element is: __________________
b. The number 6 refers to the _________________________
c. The numbers 12 13 and 14 refer to the ________________________
d. Ho! man" protons and neutrons are in the #rst isotope$ _________________
e. Ho! man" protons and neutrons are in the second isotope$ _________________
f. Ho! man" protons and neutrons are in the third isotope$ _________________
2. Complete the follo!in% chart:
Isotope
name
atomic
#
mass
#
# of
protons
# of
neutrons
# of
electrons
Potassium&
3'
()"%en&1'
uranium&
23*
uranium&
23+
boron&1,
boron&11
DIRECTIONS: For the following problems, show your work !e thorough"
3. Naturall" occurrin% europium -.u/ consists of t!o isotopes !as a mass of 1*1 and
1*3. .uropium&1*1 has an abundance of 4+.,30 and .uropium&1*3 has an
abundance of *1.1'0. 2hat is the atomic mass of europium$
4. 3trontium consists of four isotopes !ith masses of +4 -abundance ,.*,0/ +6
-abundance of 1.10/ +' -abundance of '.,0/ and ++ -abundance of +2.60/.
Calculate the atomic mass of strontium.
*. Titanium has #4e common isotopes:
46
Ti -+.,0/
4'
Ti -'.+0/
4+
Ti -'3.40/
41
Ti -*.*0/
*,
Ti -*.30/. 2hat is the a4era%e atomic mass of titanium$
6 6 6
6. Calculate the atomic mass of copper if copper&63 is 61.1'0 abundant and copper&6*
is 3,.+30 abundant.
'. 5oron e)ists in t!o isotopes boron&1, and boron&11. 5ased on the atomic mass
!hich isotope should be more abundant$
+. 6ithium&6 is 40 abundant and lithium&' is 160 abundant. 2hat is the a4era%e mass
of lithium$
1. 7odine is +,0
12'
7 1'0
126
7 and 30
12+
7. Calculate the a4era%e atomic mass of iodine.
1,. The natural abundance for boron isotopes is 11.10
1,
5 and +,.10
11
5 . Calculate
boron8s atomic mass.
11. H"dro%en is 110
1
H ,.+0
2
H and ,.20
3
H. Calculate its a4era%e atomic mass.
12. 9ubidium is a soft sil4er"&!hite metal that has t!o common isotopes
+*
9b and
+'
9b.
7f the abundance of
+*
9b is +,.20 and the abundance of
+'
9b is 11.+0 !hat is the
a4era%e atomic mass of rubidium$
13. 2hat is the atomic mass of hafnium if out of e4er" 1,, atoms * ha4e a mass of
1'6 11 ha4e a mass of 1'' 2' ha4e a mass of 1'+ 14 ha4e a mass of 1'1 and 3*
ha4e a mass of 1+,.,$