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The mass of electrons is ignored in calculating an approximate Atomic Mass, because an electron's mass is only about 1/1836.1 of the mass of a proton or neutron.

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Q: When calculating an atomic approximate mass how is the mass of electron figured?
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What does the atomic mass of an electron represent?

The mass of an electron is atomic mass units is 5,485 799 090 70(16); the mass of the electron is not an atomic mass.


What is an electron's atomic mass number?

The electron has no atomic mass number. The mass of an electron is roughly 1/1800 of the mass of a proton or neutron.


Is there a correlation of electron affinities to atomic radii?

The relation between electron affinity and atomic radius is inversely proportional.


What is the atomic mass of dysprosium?

The atomic mass of dysprosium is 162.5, though that may just be approximate


Which sub-atomic particle cannot change?

The sub-atomic particles does not change is electron. Electron not remains negatively charged but its mass remains the same too.

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What does the atomic mass of an electron represent?

The mass of an electron is atomic mass units is 5,485 799 090 70(16); the mass of the electron is not an atomic mass.


What is a electron cloud?

An electron cloud is an atomic orbital.


What is an electron's atomic mass number?

The electron has no atomic mass number. The mass of an electron is roughly 1/1800 of the mass of a proton or neutron.


Is there a correlation of electron affinities to atomic radii?

The relation between electron affinity and atomic radius is inversely proportional.


What is the atomic mass of an electron?

an electron is about 1/1836 amu.


What is the electron configuration of atomic number 26?

The electron configuration of iron, atomic number 26, is [Ar]3d64s2. The expanded electron configuration is 1s22s22p63s23p63d64s2.


What is the atomic mass or weight of an electron?

electron mass = 9.10938188 × 10-31 kilograms = 0.000548579867 atomic mass units


What is and electron?

An electron is a sub-atomic particle with an electrical charge of -1


Why is a weighted average required for calculating atomic mass?

Isotopes - that same element with a different atomic weight.


About the electron configuration?

Electron configuration for an atom is the distribution of electrons on atomic orbitals.


What Atomic particle with a negative charge is called what?

It is called a(n) Electron.


How is the atomic number figured out?

C6 protons6 elect oms6 neutrons