Atoms And Nuclei Question 169

Question: Atomic weight of boron is 10.81 and it has two isotopes 5B10 and 5B11 . Then ratio of $ {5}B^{10}{:{5}}B^{11} $ in nature would be [CBSE PMT 1998; JIPMER 2001, 02]

Options:

A) 19 : 81

B) 10 : 11

C) 15 : 16

D) 81 : 19

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Answer:

Correct Answer: A

Solution:

Let the percentage of B10 atoms be x, then Average atomic weight =10x+11(100x)100=10.81
x=19    NB10NB11=1981



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