I really enjoyed this lab, it was easy and fun, and it also helped me learn how to calculate average mass and percent of abundance of isotopes. It was also good practice for finding the average atomic mass for beanium.
Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Atomic Structure and Radioactivity Week 2 Post #1
Today we did the beanium lab during class. We were given White beanium, Black beanium, Red beanium, and Pinto beanium. Then we had to find the number of atoms of each isotope present, the total mass of all the isotopes, the the average mass for each isotope, and the percent abundance of each isotope. Once we found the average mass per isotope and the percent abundance per isotope, we used that information to find the average atomic mass. In order to do that, you multiply the the average mass of one isotope by the percent abundance of that isotope and add it to the next isotope average mass multiplied by its percent abundance.
I really enjoyed this lab, it was easy and fun, and it also helped me learn how to calculate average mass and percent of abundance of isotopes. It was also good practice for finding the average atomic mass for beanium.
I really enjoyed this lab, it was easy and fun, and it also helped me learn how to calculate average mass and percent of abundance of isotopes. It was also good practice for finding the average atomic mass for beanium.
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This is a good post, but... I think it would be easier to read if your pictures were smaller and more embedded in your text. You should try talking to Linsi because her blog had it done very nicely.
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