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Ag-107 and Ag-109 are the two common isotopes of silver. There are nearly a dozen known isotopes of silver, but all are radioactive and decay quickly (in half-life lengths from 24.6 seconds to 41.3 days) into something else, except for the two stable isotopes, 107 and 109. Chemically, all isotopes of silver behave the same, and all are indeed silver. It is only their atomic masses that are different. Ag-107 has 47 electrons, and its nucleus contains 47 protons and 60 neutrons, for an Atomic Mass of 106.9. Ag-109 has 47 electrons, and its nucleus contains 47 protons and 62 neutrons, for an atomic mass of 108.9. Natural silver consists of about 51.8% Ag-107 and about 48.2% Ag-109, for an average atomic mass of about 107.9. Any silver you are likely to have - jewelry, bullion, coins, or whatever - consists of these ratios of these isotopes. http://www.webelements.com/webelements/scholar/elements/silver/nuclear.html

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107.87 amu = 51.84% * 106.9051 amu + 48.16 % * X

107.87amu = 55.41960384 + 48.16%*X

52.45039616 = 48.16%*X

108.9 amu 4 signifcant figures

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107.865

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Q: If the mass of Ag-107 is 106.905 what is the mass of Ag-109?
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