Answer to Question #94256 in General Chemistry for Taye

Question

Ag does not occur naturally. Explain how silver gets its atomic mass of 107.87

Answer 1

Atomic masses are weighted averages of the masses of all the element's atoms based on their isotopic abundances. Silver has two naturally occurring isotopes. Ag- 107 with a mass of 106.905 amu and a natural abundance of 51.84 % and Ag-109 with a mass of 108.909 amu and a natural abundance of 48.16 %.