isotopes
They are called isotopes. They have different mass nmbers because they have a different number of neutrons.
carbon
Atomic weight or gram-atomic mass.
If the masses of the individual isotopes are on the scale where one atom of the isotope carbon-12 has a mass of 12 units, then the weighted average of the masses of all isotopes present in a natural sample of an element is called its relative atomic mass, r.a.m.
You need to know the atomic # or the masses of each isotope of the element.
They are called isotopes. They have different mass nmbers because they have a different number of neutrons.
This is the atomic weight.
The atomic weight that is listed on the periodic table for each element is the weighted average of the atomic masses of an element's naturally occurring isotopes. So you are describing atomic weight as it is used on the periodic table.
The atomic mass or atomic weight as it is sometimes called.
... atomic mass or atomic weight.
The atomic weight of the element.
This is the atomic weight of the element.
carbon
Atomic weight or gram-atomic mass.
If the masses of the individual isotopes are on the scale where one atom of the isotope carbon-12 has a mass of 12 units, then the weighted average of the masses of all isotopes present in a natural sample of an element is called its relative atomic mass, r.a.m.
The average atomic mass of an element is the average of the atomic masses of its isotopes (that is a weighted average). You have to take into account the abundance of each isotope when they do your averaging.
when you have two different forms of an atom with different masses, it's called an isotope of the atom.