Antimony has two naturally occuring isotopes, Sb121Sb121 and Sb123Sb123. Sb121Sb121 has an atomic mass of 120.9038 u120.9038 u, and Sb123Sb123 has an atomic mass of 122.9042 u122.9042 u. Antimony has an average atomic mass of 121.7601 u121.7601 u. What is the percent natural abundance of each isotope?

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Antimony has two naturally occuring isotopes, Sb121Sb121 and Sb123Sb123. Sb121Sb121 has an atomic mass of 120.9038 u120.9038 u, and Sb123Sb123 has an atomic mass of 122.9042 u122.9042 u. Antimony has an average atomic mass of 121.7601 u121.7601 u. What is the percent natural abundance of each isotope?

 

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