What is the overall process of balancing an equation?

Tin has ten stable isotopes. the heaviest, 124sn, makes up 5.80% of naturally occuring tin atoms. how many atoms of 124sn are present in 82.0 g of naturally occurring tin? what is the total mass of the 124sn atoms in this sample?

Asample of tin (ii) chloride has a mass of 0.49 g. after heating, it has a mass of 0.41 g.  what is the percent by mass of water in the hydrate?   %

The characteristics of two different types of reactions are shown below: reaction a: electrons are gained by the atoms of an element. reaction b: protons are lost by the atom of an element. which statement is true about the atoms of the elements that participate in the two reactions? their identity changes in both reaction a and reaction b. their identity changes in reaction a but not in reaction b. their identity changes in reaction b but not in reaction a. their identity remains the same in both reaction a and reaction b.