Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Physics

Chapter

Nuclei

Question:

Atomic weight of boron is 10.81 and it has two isotopes ${ }_5 B^{10}$ and ${ }_5 B^{11}$. Then ratio of ${ }_5 B^{10}: {}_5 B^{11}$ in nature would be

Options:

19 : 81

10 : 11

15 : 16

81 : 19

Correct Answer:

19 : 81

Explanation:

Let the percentage of B10 atoms be x, then Average atomic weight = $\frac{10 x+11(100-x)}{100}$ = 10.81 ⇒ x = 19 

∴ $\frac{N_{B^{10}}}{N_{B^{11}}}=\frac{19}{81}$