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Atomic Mass is the average of the masses of the naturally existing (i.e. mixture of) isotopes of one specific element.

The atomic mass number is the sum of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom (specific for one specific isotope).

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What is the difference between mass number relative atomic mass and average atomic mass?

The mass number is the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus. Relative atomic mass is the weighted average mass of all the isotopes of an element, taking into account their natural abundance. Average atomic mass is the weighted average mass of an element's isotopes in a given sample, considering their abundance in that sample.


What is the difference between mass number atomic mass and atomic number?

Mass number is the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus. Atomic mass is the average mass of an element's isotopes taking into account their relative abundance. Atomic number is the number of protons in an atom's nucleus, which determines the element's identity.


What is an element with 20 neutrons?

Calcium-40: The atomic number of calcium is 20 and the number of neutrons is always the difference between the atomic mass and the atomic number.


What is the difference between relative isotopic mass and relative atomic mass?

Atomic Mass is the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units. It is approximately equivalent to the number of protons and neutrons in the atom (the mass number) or to the average number allowing for the relative abundances of different isotopes.Relative atomic mass is the ratio of the average mass of one atom of an element to one twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12.Relative isotopic mass is the mass of an atom of an isotope of an element compared with one-twelfth the mass of an atom of carbon-12.Thus an element will have ONE Relative Atomic Mass but there may be MANY individual Relative Isotopic Masses for an Element (depending on how many Isotopes it has).


Subtracting the Atomic number from the atomic mass?

To find the number of neutrons in an atom, you would subtract the atomic number (number of protons) from the atomic mass (sum of protons and neutrons). The difference between the atomic mass and the atomic number gives you the number of neutrons in the atom.

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What is the atomic mass on the periodic table?

Each element on the periodic table has two numbers: the atomic number and the relative atomic mass. The atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus, and the relative atomic mass is the total number of protons and neutrons (so the difference between them is the number of neutrons). The relative atomic mass is always the higher of the two.


What best describes the number of neutrons in an atom?

It is equal to the difference between atomic number and Atomic Mass number. A+


What is the difference between atomic mass and relative atomic mass?

Atomic mass is the measure of a mass of one atom in relation to 1/12 mass of Carbon 12 atom and measured in atomic mass unit(amu) or Dalton unit or grams/mol.Relative atomic mass is also the relative mass but does not have a unit but a ratio number.


What is the difference between the atomic number an its atomic mass?

Atomic number is the amount of electrons. Atomic mass is the amount of protons and neutrons.


What is the difference between mass number relative atomic mass and average atomic mass?

The mass number is the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus. Relative atomic mass is the weighted average mass of all the isotopes of an element, taking into account their natural abundance. Average atomic mass is the weighted average mass of an element's isotopes in a given sample, considering their abundance in that sample.


What is the difference between number of protons and neutrons and atomic number?

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What is the difference between americium and neptunium?

Neptunium has the atomic number 93 and americium has the atomic number 95.


What is the difference between mass number atomic mass and atomic number?

Mass number is the total number of protons and neutrons in an atom's nucleus. Atomic mass is the average mass of an element's isotopes taking into account their relative abundance. Atomic number is the number of protons in an atom's nucleus, which determines the element's identity.


What is an element with 20 neutrons?

Calcium-40: The atomic number of calcium is 20 and the number of neutrons is always the difference between the atomic mass and the atomic number.


What is the difference between the atomic number and the valence number of an atom?

Describe the reactivity of halogens


What is the difference between relative isotopic mass and relative atomic mass?

Atomic Mass is the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units. It is approximately equivalent to the number of protons and neutrons in the atom (the mass number) or to the average number allowing for the relative abundances of different isotopes.Relative atomic mass is the ratio of the average mass of one atom of an element to one twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12.Relative isotopic mass is the mass of an atom of an isotope of an element compared with one-twelfth the mass of an atom of carbon-12.Thus an element will have ONE Relative Atomic Mass but there may be MANY individual Relative Isotopic Masses for an Element (depending on how many Isotopes it has).


What is the difference between atomic number and atomic mass weight?

Atomic mass is the mass of an atom in atomic mass units, and includes protons, neutrons, and electrons; and atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of the atom.