Chemistry (12th Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0132525763
ISBN 13: 978-0-13252-576-3

Chapter 4 - Atomic Structure - 4 Assessment - Page 123: 63

Answer

Atomic mass is the weighted average atomic mass of the atom, and has both the relative abundance and the mass of each isotope.

Work Step by Step

Atomic mass is the weighted average atomic mass of the atom, and has both the relative abundance and the mass of each isotope. To calculate the average atomic mass we add the products of the relative abundance and the mass of each isotope together.
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