An isotope has three forms. 30% have a mass of 15 amu, 20% have a mass of 16 amu and 50% have a mass of 17 amu. What is the average atomic mass of this element?
a. 15.8 amu
b. 16.0 amu
c. 16.2 amu
d. 16.4 amu

Agroup of students is studying convection currents. they fill two identical balloons with the same amount of helium. one balloon is placed in a freezer and the other in an area with warm air. after 10 minutes, the balloons are released from a height of 1 meter. which of the following do the students most likely observe? a. the balloons both rise. the cold balloon is larger than the warm balloon. b. the balloons rise at the same rate. both balloons are the same size. c. the warm balloon expands and rises. the cold balloon shrinks and sinks. d. the cold balloon expands and rises. the warm balloon shrinks and sinks.

Which of the following ocean acidification? are the most likely side effects of a ph less than 7.0 in the ocean b. more metal salts altering the ocean chemistry c. dissolution of the shells of marine organisms d. both a & b e. all of the above.

What happens to isotopes that are unstable?