Interpretation : The
Concept Introduction : Atomic mass is the weighted average mass of the atoms in a sample of an element that is present in nature.
Answer to Problem 63A
For the calculation of atomic mass, multiply each isotope's mass by its natural abundance, represented as a decimal, and add on the products.
The formula to calculate atomic mass is given as:
Explanation of Solution
The weighted average mass of the atoms in a naturally occurring sample of an element is the atomic mass.
Atoms that have various numbers of neutrons and different masses but the same number of protons are called isotopes.
The mass and relative
An element's atomic mass is calculated as the weighted average of all of its isotopes' masses.
On relative abundance lies the base.
For the calculation of atomic mass, multiply each isotope's mass by its natural abundance, represented as a decimal, and add on the products.
The formula to calculate atomic mass is given as:
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