neutrons and protons
The atomic mass is determined by the neutrons and the protons, found in the elements' nucleus.
If you mean "how does one determine an atoms atomic mass?", then the answer would be to find a periodic table of elements where the whole numbers indicate atomic number and the other indicating atomic mass. Atomic number is generally described as the number of protons in a naturally occurring atom of a given element, and the atomic mass is the number of protons + number of neutrons in an atom.
No two elements may have the same atomic number. But two elements may have same atomic mass. Hence atomic number is better than atomic mass.
By Atomic Mass
Gold is a meta element. Atomic Mass of it is 197.
The atomic mass is determined by the neutrons and the protons, found in the elements' nucleus.
If you mean "how does one determine an atoms atomic mass?", then the answer would be to find a periodic table of elements where the whole numbers indicate atomic number and the other indicating atomic mass. Atomic number is generally described as the number of protons in a naturally occurring atom of a given element, and the atomic mass is the number of protons + number of neutrons in an atom.
Elements were originally placed in order of atomic massnow they are placed in order of atomic number
Generally the term "atomic mass" is used for isotopes. For elements is preferred now "atomic weight".
No two elements may have the same atomic number. But two elements may have same atomic mass. Hence atomic number is better than atomic mass.
By Atomic Mass
The molar mass of a compound is the sum of atomic weights of the contained elements in the molecule.The expression atomic weight is correct for elements; for isotopes is correct atomic mass.
Gold is a meta element. Atomic Mass of it is 197.
Atomic Mass.
Proton + Nuetron = Atomic Mass
Mendeleev arranged elements in order of increasing mass. Later modern periodic table was discovered that contains elements arranged by atomic number.
The atomic mass of iodine is less than the atomic mass of all elements with greater atomic number.