Chemistry (12th Edition)

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

Chapter 5 - Electrons in Atoms - 5 Assessment - Page 156: 106

Answer

The atomic mass of chlorine is very far from a whole because a weighted average of atomic masses of all of its isotopes is computed in determining its atomic mass.

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The atomic mass of chlorine is very far from a whole because a weighted average of atomic masses of all of its isotopes is computed in determining its atomic mass.
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