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Beanium lab

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16 questions

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Question 1

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1. What is the name of the new element?

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Question 2

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2. Why is the new element different from other atoms?

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Question 6

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Add an image of your data table (draw it on the paper and then take a photo of it)

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Question 7

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Add an image of your data table (write it on the paper and then take a photo of it)

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Question 3

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3. Name 2 reasons experiments with the new element are easier to do than with other atoms.

Question 4

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4. What is an isotope?

Question 5

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5. In words, describe how to find an average.

Question 8

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Calculate the percent abundance of isotope #1. To do this, divide the total number of atoms for
isotope #1 by the total number of atoms of all isotopes. Multiply by 100 to get a percent. Show all
work.

Question 9

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Calculate the percent abundance of isotope #2. Show all work.

Question 10

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Calculate the percent abundance of isotope #3. Show all work.

Question 11

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Based on the percent abundance, which isotope is most abundant? Explain.

Question 12

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Why isn’t the atomic mass of most of the elements on the Periodic Table a whole number?

Question 13

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Which number in the data chart is the average atomic mass for the element Beanium? Show the calculation you used to figure out the answer.

Question 14

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If the heaviest isotope was more abundant, and the other two isotopes were less abundant, what would happen to the average atomic mass of Beanium? Explain.

Question 15

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Use the Periodic Table to write an example of two isotopes of one element.

Question 16

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Which of your two isotopes from question 15 is more abundant? Explain.