The element titanium has five stable occurring isotopes,

Chapter 2, Problem 6E

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QUESTION:

The element titanium has five stable occurring isotopes, differing from each other in the number of neutrons an atom contains. If  is the number of neutrons in a randomly chosen titanium atom, the probability mass function of  is given as follows:

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\(p(x)\)

a. Find \(\mu_X\).

b. Find \(\sigma_X\).

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

p(x)

mu_X

sigma_X

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QUESTION:

The element titanium has five stable occurring isotopes, differing from each other in the number of neutrons an atom contains. If  is the number of neutrons in a randomly chosen titanium atom, the probability mass function of  is given as follows:

24

25

26

27

28

\(p(x)\)

a. Find \(\mu_X\).

b. Find \(\sigma_X\).

Equation Transcription:

Text Transcription:

p(x)

mu_X

sigma_X

ANSWER:

Solution 6E

Step1 of 3:

We have the element titanium has five stable occurring isotopes, differing from each other in number of neutrons an atom contains.

Let X is the number of neutrons in a randomly chosen titanium atom, the probability mass function is given as follows:

x

24

25

26

27

28

P(x)

0.0825

0.0744

0.7372

0.0541

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