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This document is a lesson worksheet focused on isotopes and average atomic mass, specifically using boron as an example. It includes tasks for students to fill in information about boron atoms, calculate average atomic mass, and explore isotopes of other elements. Additionally, it prompts students to explain concepts related to neutrons and average atomic masses in the periodic table.

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Lesson 13 Handout

This document is a lesson worksheet focused on isotopes and average atomic mass, specifically using boron as an example. It includes tasks for students to fill in information about boron atoms, calculate average atomic mass, and explore isotopes of other elements. Additionally, it prompts students to explain concepts related to neutrons and average atomic masses in the periodic table.

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LESSON Subatomic Heavyweights Name

13 Isotopes
Date Period

Classwo r k

Purpose
To investigate isotopes and average atomic mass.

Part 1: The Average Boron Atom


1. Below is a drawing representing atoms you might find in a ten-atom sample of boron.
Fill in the information for each atom shown.

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1 2 3 4 5

6 7 8 9 10

Boron atom 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Number of protons

Number of neutrons
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Number of electrons

2. How many different isotopes of boron are shown?


3. How many of each type of isotope are present in the sample of ten atoms? What is the
atomic mass of each type of isotope?

4. What is the average atomic mass of the ten atoms? How does this answer compare to
the average atomic mass of boron listed in the periodic table?

Living By Chemistry 2e Teacher's Resource Materials


Lesson 13 Worksheet © 2015 W.H. Freeman and Company/BFW

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5. Imagine that you could examine a randomly chosen sample of 100 boron atoms. What
isotopes would you expect to find? How many of each? Express your answers as percents.

Part 2: The Number of Neutrons


1. Complete the table.

Possible
Atomic Average Number of Number of number of
Element Symbol number atomic mass protons electrons neutrons

boron B 5 or 6

chlorine 17

lithium 6.941

vanadium V 23

2. How many isotopes does argon have?


3. Which isotope of argon must be most common? Explain your reasoning.

4. If you somehow managed to isolate a single atom of lithium, how many neutrons
would it probably have in its nucleus? Explain.

5. Making Sense Explain why the average atomic masses of the elements listed in the
periodic table usually are not whole numbers.

6. If You Finish Early The element copper, Cu, has two naturally occurring isotopes:
69.2% of all copper samples consist of atoms with 34 neutrons, and 30.8% of all
samples consist of atoms with 36 neutrons. Calculate the average atomic mass of
copper atoms.

Unit 1 Alchemy
Lesson 13 Worksheet

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