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They are NOT normally arranged by Atomic Mass; instead they are arranged in the Periodic Table by their atomic number. The latter is the number of protons (or electrons) in a single atom of the element and it is a constant for the element. The atomic mass is an average of the isotopes of the element (in proportion to their abundance).
While the atomic number is always an integer, increases in steps of 1 and elements that are a specific "distances" apart share similar chemical characteristic. On the other hand the atomic mass is rarely an integer, and occasionally it reverses the order laid out be the periodic table: for example, element 18, argon has an atomic mass of 39.948 which is greater than that of element 19, potassium with a mass of 39.098: this is because the predominant isotope of argon has 22 neutrons while that for potassium has 20 neutrons.
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What is the relationship btw atomic mass and atomic mass number?
We can find atomic mass and mass number in chemical elements. Atomic mass is about weight of the atom. Mass number is about total of neutrons and protons.
What elements atomic mass is 18.99?
Fluorine
Why is the atomic mass number not a whole number?
We can find Atomic Mass and mass number in chemical elements. Atomic mass is about weight of the atom. Mass number is about total of neutrons and protons.
What is the mass of one mole of Al2O3 if aluminum has an atomic number of 13 and an atomic mass of 26.98 and oxygen has an atomic number of 8 and an atomic mass of 16.00?
The mass of one mile of a compound is found by adding up the atomic masses of each of the component elements. A mole of Al2O3 has mass of 2 × 26.98 + 3 × 16.00 = 101.96g
What is the atomic mass-?
The atomic mass is the mass of a molecule, atomic particle or sub-atomic particle.
