Most nitrogen atoms have a mass of 14u hence 28u for N2

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Most nitrogen atoms have a mass of 14u (hence 28u for N2), but a small percentage of nitrogen atoms have an extra neutron and thus an atomic mass of 15u. (We refer to atoms of the same element but with different masses as isotopes of that element.) Recently, scientists studying isotope data from the Cassini spacecraft have noticed that the ratio of 15u nitrogen to 14u nitrogen is much larger than it is here on earth. Assuming that Titan and the earth originally had the same isotope ratios, explain why the ratios might be different today. 2.Other observations by the Cassini probe have confirmed that Titan has a thick atmosphere of nitrogen and methane with a density of about 10 times that of the Earth’s atmosphere. Is this finding completely consistent with Titan’s position on the atmospheric retention plot? Explain. (Make sure that show icy bodies and moons is checked as well as the gasses methane and nitrogen.)

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