the element oxygen consists of three naturally occuring isotopes: 16O, 17O, and 18O. The atomic mass of oxygen is 16.0 amu. What can be implied about the relative abundance of these isotopes?
a. more than 50% of all O atoms are 17O
b. almost all O atoms are 18O
c. almost all O atoms are 17O
d. the isotopes all have the same abundance, i.e. 33.3%
e. the abundance of 17O and 18O are very small.
I know the anwer to be E. but why does this make sense?
a. more than 50% of all O atoms are 17O
b. almost all O atoms are 18O
c. almost all O atoms are 17O
d. the isotopes all have the same abundance, i.e. 33.3%
e. the abundance of 17O and 18O are very small.
I know the anwer to be E. but why does this make sense?