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Interpretation- The naturally occurring isotope between boron-10 and boron-11 that occurs in greater abundance should be determined if the
Concept introduction:
Atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons are called isotopes. Atomic mass of an element is the weighted average mass of the isotopes of that element.
Answer to Problem 102A
The most abundance isotope of boron is boron 11.
Explanation of Solution
The atomic mass of boron is
The atomic mass of boron is 10.81. It indicates that the boron 11 is most abundant
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