The Atomic Mass of an element is the numerical average of all the masses of the naturally occurring isotopes of that element proportionately. Man made elements do not count in supposedly.
IE: If we have an element with atomic weight 100 and we have an isotope of that element with atomic weight 102 and if they occurred equally in nature then the Atomic Mass would be 101.
The Atomic Mass of an element is the numerical average of all the masses of the naturally occurring isotopes of that element proportionately. Man made elements do not count in supposedly.
IE: If we have an element with atomic weight 100 and we have an isotope of that element with atomic weight 102 and if they occurred equally in nature then the Atomic Mass would be 101.
Elements consists of several different isotopes which have the same number of protons but different numbers of neutrons. As such they each have different isotopic masses. The atomic mass is worked out by multiplying the isotopic masses by the proportion of the element they make up and adding these values together. For example with chlorine:
Chlorine has two main isotopes chlorine-35 and chlorine-37. 35Cl makes up 75% and 37Cl makes up 25% of natural chlorine.
To work out the atomic mass you do:
35 * 75% = 26.25
37 * 25% = 9.25
26.25 + 9.25 = 35.5
So chlorine has an atomic mass of 35.5 grams per mole
The atomic number of an element is the number of protons, which is a fixed number for that element. But each atomic nucleus (aside from Hydrogen) also contains some neutrons. The number of neutrons is at least as high as the number of protons, and normally higher, but the number of neutrons is NOT fixed; there are many "isotopes" of atoms within an element, which contain more or fewer neutrons.
The Atomic Mass is a weighted average of all the atoms, calculated based on the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus, and the percentage of the total mass in each isotope.
The two main factors in determining the average atomic mass of an element are:the isotopic composition of the element (the fraction of each isotope)the atomic mass of each isotope
Average atomic mass is the weighted average mass of all the isotopes of an element, taking into account their natural abundances. Atomic mass refers to the mass of a single atom of a specific isotope of an element.
average atomic massof an element=(Atomic mass of first isotope X % of that isotope) + (Atomic mass of second isotope X % of the second isotope)
The average atomic mass of Gallium (Ga) is approximately 69.7 atomic mass units (amu).
Carbon has an average atomic mass of about 12.
The average atomic mass of an element is the average of the atomic masses of its isotopes (that is a weighted average). You have to take into account the abundance of each isotope when they do your averaging.
The two main factors in determining the average atomic mass of an element are:the isotopic composition of the element (the fraction of each isotope)the atomic mass of each isotope
Average atomic mass is the weighted average mass of all the isotopes of an element, taking into account their natural abundances. Atomic mass refers to the mass of a single atom of a specific isotope of an element.
average atomic massof an element=(Atomic mass of first isotope X % of that isotope) + (Atomic mass of second isotope X % of the second isotope)
The average atomic mass of Gallium (Ga) is approximately 69.7 atomic mass units (amu).
Carbon has an average atomic mass of about 12.
The average atomic mass is a weighted average of the masses of all isotopes of an element, taking into account their abundance. The atomic mass listed on the periodic table is the weighted average of all naturally occurring isotopes of the element. So, they are essentially the same thing, with the average atomic mass being a more specific term.
There is an average atomic mass because all atoms of the same element do not have the same amount of neutrons (isotopes), therefore variations in atomic mass exist. The average atomic mass of an element is the estimated average of all the atoms of the same element, given the average of different isotopes in a scientific sample.
The Atomic Mass of an element tells you the average mass of an atom in the element.
Element A has a greater atomic mass than element B if the atomic mass value of A is higher. The atomic mass represents the average mass of an elementβs isotopes based on their abundance in nature.
The atomic weight or atomic mass.
Atomic weight or atomic mass used in stoichiometric calculations.