Natural Abundance of Some Elements
The next table gives the isotope distributions for some elements. Some elements like phosphorus and fluorine only exist as a single isotope, with a natural abundance of 100%.
| Isotope | % nat. abundance | atomic mass |
|---|---|---|
| 1H | 99.985 | 1.007825 |
| 2H | 0.015 | 2.0140 |
| 12C | 98.89 | 12 (definition) |
| 13C | 1.11 | 13.00335 |
| 14N | 99.64 | 14.00307 |
| 15N | 0.36 | 15.00011 |
| 16O | 99.76 | 15.99491 |
| 17O | 0.04 | |
| 18O | 0.2 | 17.99916 |
| 28Si | 92.23 | 27.97693 |
| 29Si | 4.67 | 28.97649 |
| 30Si | 3.10 | 29.97376 |
| 32S | 95.0 | 31.97207 |
| 33S | 0.76 | 32.97146 |
| 34S | 4.22 | 33.96786 |
| 37Cl | 24.23 | |
| 35Cl | 75.77 | 34.96885 |
| 79Br | 50.69 | 78.9183 |
| 81Br | 49.31 | 80.9163 |
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