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Why does not atomic mass of element represent the actual mass of the atoms?
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∙ 11y ago
Because the gram Atomic Mass of an element is the mass in grams of Avogadro's Number of atoms. To find the actual mass of a single atom, the gram atomic mass must therefore be divided by 6.022 X 1023.
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What do atoms represent?
to what number the element can count to
What informationdoes the atomic number of an element provide?
The atomic number of an element is the number of protons in the nuclei of its atoms, and is unique to each element.
Why do all atoms of an element have the same atomic number?
The atomic number of an element is the number of protons in its nucleus. The number of protons define what the element is.
Are atoms with the same atomic number atoms of the same element?
yes. Isotopes of an element have the same number of protons, thus electorns, thus the same chemical properties. Where isotpes differ is in the number of neutrons. Consider hydrogen, atomic number 1, atomic weight 1, 1 proton, 1 electron vs duterium, atomic number 1 atomic weight 2, 1 proton, 1 electron, 1 neutron. H2O = water D2O = heavy water
Form a atomic number of 15 atoms?
Atomic number is the number of protons in an atom, not the number of atoms. The element with the atomic number 15 is phosphorus.
What is one thing that the atomic number represent the periodic table?
The atomic number is the number of protons in nuclei of the atoms of a given element.
What does an element's atomic number stand for?
Atomic number is the number of protons in the atomic nuclei of the atoms of an element.
Do all atoms of any one element have the same atomic number?
An atomic number is actually related to an element and not an atom. Therefore, the question is not relevant. It is NOT atoms that have an atomic number; it is the element.
What is the atomic number of atoms?
how do you find the atomic number for an element?
What atoms have the same atomic number?
Atoms of the same Element have this.
How are atomic number and atomic mass alike?
Atomic number and atomic mass are not alike. Atomic number is the number of protons in the nuclei of the atoms of an element. Each element has a unique atomic number. Atomic mass is the combined masses of the protons, neutrons, and electrons of the atoms of an element. Individual isotopes of an element have specific mass numbers, which are the sum of the protons and neutrons in the nuclei of the atoms of the isotope.
What are atoms with the same atomic number but different mass called?
Atoms with the same atomic number are all atoms of the same element. However, if the atoms have different molecular weights, they are isotopes of the same element.
What does an element's atomic mass tell about the atoms that make up that element?
Atomic Mass is the no. of protons+no. of nuetron
What do atoms represent?
to what number the element can count to
Is the atomic number?
Atomic number is the number of protons in the atoms of a particular element. Each element has its own unique atomic number.
What informationdoes the atomic number of an element provide?
The atomic number of an element is the number of protons in the nuclei of its atoms, and is unique to each element.
What do whole numbers on the periodic table represent?
The whole number, the one at the top, above the element's symbol in the element box, is the atomic number. The atomic number is the number of protons per atom in that particular element. The bottom number, that is always a decimal, is the atomic mass.
