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Lesson: Chapter 3 — The Structure of Matter

3.4. Isotopes 5 of 6

Question 5

In every hundred parts of chlorine gas, how much is each isotope?

The right answer is the one marked above.

75 parts 3517Cl and 25 parts 3717Cl. Three out of every four chlorine atoms are the lighter one.

This is called the relative abundance percentage of each isotope. It is a fixed property of the element, not something that varies from sample to sample.

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