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Student Name: Michael Sandoval

Assignment: Isotopes and Atomic Mass Online Lab

Answer each of the following questions using complete sentences.

Part One: Name

1) Describe what happens to the name of an isotope when you change the number of
neutrons in the atom’s nucleus.
As you add neutrons the number next to the word hydrogen goes up

2) What does the number in the isotope name indicate about the isotope’s atomic
structure?
It indicates that your adding more neutrons

3) Why is it that the names of isotopes only change by number, but the element name
remains the same (for example, isotopes of hydrogen include hydrogen-1, hydrogen-2,
and hydrogen-3)?
It only changes by number as the product only goes up

Part Two: Mass Number


4) Describe what happens to the mass number of an isotope (shown on the scale) when
you change the number of neutrons in the atom’s nucleus.
The mass number goes up and it becomes unstable

5) Isotope symbols include the symbol for the element, as well as two numbers on the left
side. The bottom number represents the atomic number of the atom. The top number
represents the mass number. Explain why the top number changes as neutrons are
added/removed, while the bottom number stays the same.
The top number changes as you are adding more and more neutrons

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Part Three: Atomic Mass
6) Describe what happens to the atomic mass of an isotope (shown on the scale) when you
change the number of neutrons in the atom’s nucleus.
The more you add the isotope becomes less and less until it reaches 0%

7) In the table is the relative mass of each type of subatomic particle. How does this
information explain why the atomic mass of an isotope is very close to the value of the
isotope’s mass number?
Subatomic Particle Proton Neutron Electron
Mass (amu) 1 1 0.0005

Part Four: Average Atomic Mass


8) There is only one naturally occurring isotope of beryllium, Be-9. Explain why the atomic
mass of this isotope is the same value as the “average atomic mass” for beryllium found
on the periodic table.
It is because there is only one isotope of berllium so therfore there could only be one answer for the average mass and
the mass.

9) There are two naturally occurring isotopes of lithium, Li-6 and Li-7. Explain why the
“average atomic mass” for lithium found on the periodic table is closer in value to the
atomic mass of Li-7.
It is because lithium 7 is more of a percentage than lithium 6 which causes the average to fall more on li 7.

10) There are three naturally occurring isotopes of silicon, Si-28, Si-29, and Si-30. Explain
why the “average atomic mass” for silicon found on the periodic table is closer in value to
the atomic mass of Si-28.
This is because Si 28 takes over more than the other as in then the average would fall more towards Si 2

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11) Describe your observations about the relationship between the average atomic mass
and the percent composition of isotopes found in nature.
I have noticed the more percent compitions the element takes the more likley the average mass is going to fall on
that element

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