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Congratulations! You discover a new element you name wyzzlebium (Wz)(\mathrm{Wz}). The average atomic mass of Wz\mathrm{Wz} was found to be 303.001 amu303.001\mathrm{~amu}, and its atomic number is 120 .

(a) If the masses of the two isotopes of wyzzlebium are 300.9326 amu300.9326\mathrm{~amu} and 303.9303 amu303.9303\mathrm{~amu}, what is the relative abundance of each isotope?
(b) What are the isotopic notations of the two isotopes?
(c) How many neutrons are in one atom of the more abundant isotope?

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a. In here, we are tasked to determine the relative abundance for each isotope.

To answer this, we can first find the relative abundance of one isotope, then subtract it from 100 to get the relative abundance of the second isotope.

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