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Q: Is the Element that all other elements are compared to so that relative weight of all other elements may be calculated?
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What tells you how heavy an element's atoms are compared with atoms of other elements?

This is the relative atomic mass, which compares other atoms to the mass of I atom of the isotope carbon-12.


Is hydrogen light or heavy compared to the other elements?

It is the lightest element.


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The elements of weather includes temperature,relative humidity and percipitation


Atomic mass of an element?

The atomic mass of an element is the relative mass of its atom as compared with the mass of a carbon-12 atom taken as 12 units.


Which value of an element is calculated using both the mass and relative abundance of each of the naturally occurring isotopes of this element?

The atomic weight.


Compared to other elements how abundant is silicon on earth?

after oxygen it is the most abundant element on earth.


The number below the symbol is the atomic?

The number below the symbol in the periodic table of elements is the relative atomic mass. It is calculated by taking the mass of all of the ions of an element and working out the mass based on the percentage occurrence of each ion.


The of an element is defined as the average mass of an atom of the element compared to 112th the mass of an atom of carbon-12. What are the three missing words?

relative atomic mass


What is occurrence of metal?

The "occurrence" of an element refers to its relative abundance in nature. The term can also refer to the form in which the element appears (many elements are not found in their pure form--only in compounds with other elements) or the geographical distribution of the deposits of the element.


Distinguishes one element from another element?

Elements are defined by the number of protons contained in the nucleus of their atoms. The number of electrons (the same as protons in neutral atoms) determine an elements chemical interactios with other elements. The number of neutrons (which can vary) determines an element's mass and relative stability.


Relative mass of electron?

1/1840 the mass if a hydrogen atom.


What is an atom of same elements that differs in the number of neutrons compared to other atoms of the element?

the atom is an isotope