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It's the mass of an atom expressed as a multiple of 1/12 of the mass of a carbon-12 atom at rest. Please see the link.

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Atomic weight of chlorine?

35.453 ------------- The relative atomic weight (not mass) of chlorine is after IUPAC tables from 2009 [35,446; 35,457]; the conventional value is 35,45.


What do you mean by the atomic mass of an atom?

That's the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units. It is approximately equivalent to the number of protons and neutrons in the atom (the mass number) or to the average number allowing for the relative abundances of different isotopes.


What is beryllium mass number?

Beryllium Atomic number: 4 Atomic Mass: 9.012


What mass is listed in the periodic table?

Atomic weight, which is the mean relative mass and is dimensionless.


What deos atomic mass mean?

After the IUPAC rules, Atomic Mass is an expression used only for the mass of isotopes (in atomic mass units).


How come the relative atomic mass can be a fraction?

The relative atomic mass is the mean mass of the isotopes of an element. Since, by definition, these have different numbers of neutrons, their masses are different. This results in fractional values.


What does the mass number on the periodic table mean?

The mass number is the combined number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of the particular element you are looking at. NOTE: (don't be confused by the periodic table) Different elements have isotopes with varying mass numbers, so the mass number displayed on a periodic table is the ratio of those isotopic mass numbers in any given sample of the element your examining. This ratio is often confused with with the mass number of the element when it is displayed on periodic tables, it is actually the relative atomic mass. You can tell if a number is the mass number or a relative atomic mass by whether or not it is a whole number if it is then it's a mass number if it has decimal places out beside it then you're looking at relative atomic mass.


What is the mass and atomic number for N?

By N, I assume you mean Nitrogen. Nitrogen's Atomic number is 7, and its atomic mass is ~14.011.


What is the atomic mass for vanadium?

The atomic number of vanadium (V) is 23. The atomic weight of V is 50.9415 grams per mole.


What does the term mean atomic number mass number?

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What do atomic number and atomic mass mean?

The atomic number is equal to either the number of electrons or the protons of a particular atom. The atomic mass in a.m.u. is equal to the sum of protons and neutrons in an atom.


How do you find the atomic mass of the atom?

Add the number of neutrons and protons together to get the atomic mass of an isotope.The relative atomic mass is the weighted mean of the mass of the naturally occurring isotopes.Example:Chlorine has two isotopes37Cl which has 17 protons and 20 neutrons. 17 + 20 = 37 This is 25% of naturally occurring chlorine.35Cl which has 17 protons and 18 neutrons. 17 + 18 = 35 This is 75% of naturally occurring chlorine.that means the relative atomic mass of chlorine, Ar = 35.5