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They don't. Sulphur has about twice the Atomic Mass of oxygen.

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Q: Why does sulfur and oxygen atoms have the same mass?
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The mass of oxygen which contains the same number of atoms as those present in 64 grams of sulfur is?

The gram-atomic mass of sulphur is 32 and that of oxygen is 16, to two significant digits. Therefore, the mass of oxygen with the same number of atoms as 64 grams of sulphur can be found from the proportion m/64 = 16/32, or m = 32 grams.


All oxygen atoms have the same mass?

yes.


Are sulfur atoms the same thing as sulfur?

Yes, they are.


Are oxygen atoms different to oxygen atoms?

well, they are the same thing unless there are now a isotope


Why are sulfur and oxygen in the same column on the periodic table?

Sulfur and Oxygen are in the same group, or column, because they both have the same number of valence electrons, which is six.


Are the atoms of sulphur heated and the atoms of sulphur as a solid the same?

Yes, atoms of sulfur are identical.


How does combining hydrogen and oxygen to create water relate to law of conservation of mass?

The mass of hydrogen and oxygen in the reactants is the same as the mass of the water produced. The balanced chemical equation for this reaction is 2H2 + O2 --> 2H2O. Notice that the numbers of hydrogen and oxygen atoms are the same on both sides of the equation.


Is a hydrogen atom bigger smaller or the same size as an oxygen atom?

Hydrogen atoms are the smallest known elements, and therefore smaller than oxygen atoms (according to atomic weight and atomic mass).


Why does one mole of carbon atoms have a smaller mass than one mole of sulfur atoms?

For the same reason that one dozen pencils has a smaller mass than one dozen bricks. Each atom of carbon weighs less than each atom of sulfur, and a mole of each has the same number of atoms, so a mole S will weigh more than a mole C.


What atoms shows very similar properties to oxygen?

Elements showing properties similar to oxygen would be those that are found in the same group as oxygen (group 6A, or 16). Those would be sulfur (S), and selenium (Se)


Which elements have the same properties as oxygen?

Sulfur (S)


Why do all atoms of an element have the same chemical prperties?

Because they are all the same type of atoms. Oxygen is an element. If you have 10 oxygen atoms, they will all behave like oxygen, since they are the same element.