Since there are many more Carbon-12 isotopes found in nature, the mass of Carbon-12 should carry the most importance when determining carbon's mass. This type of averaging is known as a weighted average. The average atomic mass of an element is a weighted average. So, what is the average atomic mass for carbon? 12.5 amu 12.01070 amu

Since there are many more Carbon-12 isotopes found in nature, the mass of Carbon-12 should carry the most importance when determining carbon's mass. This type of averaging is known as a weighted average. The average atomic mass of an element is a weighted average. So, what is the average atomic mass for carbon? 12.5 amu 12.01070 amu

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Chapter2: Atoms, Molecules, And Ions

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Problem 22E: An element has the following natural abundances and isotopic masses: 90.92% abundance with 19.99...

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