In nature, 1.07% of the atoms in a carbon sample are C-13 atoms. Show a numerical setup for calculating the number of C-13 atoms in a sample containing atoms of carbon.

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Gustavo Parsons

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30 August, 17:26

In nature, 1.07% of the atoms in a carbon sample are C-13 atoms. Show a numerical setup for calculating the number of C-13 atoms in a sample containing atoms of carbon.

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Belinda Nixon · Answer 1

If we let x be the number of sample which contains the atoms of carbon (C). Given that according to study, the amount of atoms in carbon sample that are C-13 atoms is 1.07%, the mathematical set-up that would represent the sample is,

= (0.0107) (C)