The element nitrogen has two naturally occurring isotopes. One of these has a mass of 14.0 amu and a naturalabundance of 99.63%; the other isotope has a mass of 15.0 amu and a natural abundance of 0.37%. Calculate theatomic mass of nitrogen.

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The element nitrogen has two naturally occurring isotopes. One of these has a mass of 14.0 amu and a natural
abundance of 99.63%; the other isotope has a mass of 15.0 amu and a natural abundance of 0.37%. Calculate the
atomic mass of nitrogen.

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