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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 05:31 PM
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hey, i have a hw problem that i dont know how to approach. Could you guys point me in theright direction? I dont want the answer, just a way to get started.

"The two naturally occruing isotopes of nitrogen have masses of 14.0031 and 15.0001, respectively. Determine the percentage of 15^N atoms in naturally occuring nitrogen.
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Old Oct 16, 2006 | 06:15 PM
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Look at the atomic mass for N on the periodic table. That number is the average atomic mass of all existing N atoms. That includes those of both Isotopes.
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