Isotopes and Atomic mass Flashcards

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what is mass number

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protons plus neutrons

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what is an isotope

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atoms with the same number of protons but different number of neutrons
can be differentiated using mass number

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isotopic abundance

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the amount of a given element that exists in nature expressed as either a decimal or percentage of the total amount of that element

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what is atomic mass

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the weighted average mass of all the isotopes of that element.
Measured in atomic mass units (u)

Avg Atomic Mass = (abundance of isotope1 * mass1) + (abundance of isotope2* mass2)….

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