G chem Isotopes

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What determines the abundance of the isotopes?

ex) Li6 and Li7 how do i determine which one is easily found in nature?

 

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What determines the abundance of the isotopes?

ex) Li6 and Li7 how do i determine which one is easily found in nature?

A quick but not always accurate way to determine which one is more abundant is to look at the mass number for lithium on the periodic table. The table says that the mass # is about 6.941, since this number is closer to 7 than it is for 6, you could guess that Li7 is abundant, which it is.