The element chlorine has two stable isotopes, chlorine-35 with a mass of 34.97 amu and chlorine-37 with a mass of 36.95 amu. from the atomic weight of cl = 35.45 one can conclude that:

One isotope has a percentage abundance of 75.75 % and the percentage abundance of another isotope is 24.24%.

Explanation:

We are given the two stable isotopes of chlorine with their respective masses. The average atomic mass of chlorine is also given.

Average atomic mass of chlorine = 35.45 amu.

Let us assume the fractional abundance of one isotope be 'x' and the fractional abundance for another isotope will be (1 - x) because the total fractional abundance is always equal to 1.

Fractional abundance = x

Mass = 34.97 amu

Fractional abundance = 1 - x

Mass = 36.95 amu

The formula for the calculation of average atomic mass is given by:

Putting values in above equation, we get:

Converting these two fractional abundances into percentage abundances by multiplying it with 100.

Hence, one isotope has a percentage abundance of 75.75 % and the percentage abundance of another isotope is 24.24%.

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