the answer to that i found in my 8th grade science book and it is the mass number i doubt anyone would search this but me but i thought i didn't have my book so i turned to answers.com
All of the isotopes in an element's atomic masses divided by the amount of isotopes there are is the weighted-average mass of the mixture of an elements isotopes.
The atomic mass is an average because most elements consist of a mixture of isotopes.
Mass number is a property of isotopes, not elements themselves. Naturally occurring silver is a mixture of isotopes with mass numbers 107 and 109, with an average atomic mass of 107.9.
For elements the correct term is atomic weight.For isotopes the correct term is atomic mass.The atomic weight is determined considering the isotopic composition of an element and the atomic mass of each isotope.
Most elements contain a mixture of isotopes, which are atoms of the same element with different numbers of neutrons. Isotopes can have different properties but behave similarly in chemical reactions due to their identical number of protons.
The weighted average mass of a mixture of isotopes is calculated by multiplying the mass of each isotope by its natural abundance, and then summing these values together. This gives a more accurate representation of the overall mass of the isotopes in the mixture, taking into account their relative abundances.
the Atomic Mass
It is called the Relative Atomic Mass.
The weighted average for all isotopes that occur in nature for an element is its atomic weight listed on the Periodic Table of the elements.
A mixture is an association of elements and compounds but without chemical bonding. Compugs contain chemical elements chemically bonded. An element contain the same type of atoms, including isotopes.
the elements in the substance are mixtures of their isotopes
The answer is the atomic weight of the original element: It's the number on the top left of each element square of the Periodic Table.