Isotopes and Relative Atomic Mass Flashcards
1
Q
Isotopes have the same number of protons but different —-?
A
Mass numbers
2
Q
What does relative atomic mass use?
A
The average mass of the isotopes of an element. It has to allow for the relative mass of each isotope and its relative abundance.
3
Q
What does relative abundance mean?
A
How much there is of each isotope compared to the total amount of the element in the world.
4
Q
Define isotope
A
Isotopes are different atomic forms of the same element, which have the SAME number of PROTONS but DIFFERENT numbers of NEUTRONS
