JEE Advanced levelNumerical answerDifficulty 3 of 3mc148
Natural copper has two isotopes, 63Cu and 65Cu (take their masses as 63 and 65), and an average atomic mass of 63.62. How many 65Cu atoms are present in 12.724 g of natural copper? Take NA=6.02×1023mol−1. Give the answer in units of 1022, to two decimal places.
Numerical answer type, answer in x10^22, tolerance 0.03.
Answer: 3.73 x10^22
Let the fraction of X65X2265Cu be f: 63(1−f)+65f=63.62, so f=0.31. Moles of copper atoms =12.724/63.62=0.200. Atoms of X65X2265Cu=0.200×0.31×6.02×1023=3.73×1022.