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  2. The Periodic Table - Chemistry - Socratic

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    Question #14342. Question #06cac. The periodic table is the table that indexes all chemical elements. It is arranged in order of atomic size (Hydrogen, then Helium, then Lithium, etc.) which is determined by the number of protons in the element. The table is subdivided into periods (rows) and groups (columns) of elements that share common ...

  3. Atomic Mass - Chemistry - Socratic

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    A naturally occurring sample of chlorine is 75.78% chlorine-35 and 24.22% chlorine-37, so, to calculate the average mass, we need to do the sum. 35 ×0.7578 +37 ×0.2422 = 35.5. which gives us the mass shown on the periodic table, 35.5 u. Here is a video which summarizes how to calculate average atomic mass. video from: Noel Pauller.

  4. Atomic Mass | Definition, Characteristics & Examples - Study.com

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    The elements are organized onto the periodic table by their atomic number, or number of protons, and display further information like the average atomic mass of atoms in an element and/or the mass ...

  5. What happens to the atomic mass as you go down each group ... -...

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    So, when the atomic number increases, the mass number of the isotopes is higher (though they are different isotopes), and so the relative atomic mass will increase. Since this occurs as you go down a group, the atomic mass increases as you go down a group. When we compare the noble gas relative atomic masses M r, we get: M r,He = 4.0026.

  6. Why is the atomic mass of an element an average mass?

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    The mass written on the periodic table is an average atomic mass taken from all known isotopes of an element. This average is a weighted average, meaning the isotope's relative abundance changes its impact on the final average. The reason this is done is because there is no set mass for an element. Multiple isotopes result in multiple masses ...

  7. On the periodic table, how is atomic mass represented?

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    The elements on the Periodic Table are characterized by their atomic number, #Z#, which value specifies the identity of the element. Beneath the prominently displayed elemental symbol (specific to #Z#), the relative atomic mass is printed, and this is the weighted average of the element's particular isotopic distribution. Usually the name of ...

  8. Atomic & Mass Number | Overview & Difference - Lesson - Study.com

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    Atomic Number and Mass Number. The periodic table has all known elements listed on it. ... On a periodic table, the atomic number for a given element is the whole number listed directly above or ...

  9. Boron exists in two isotopes, boron-10 and boron-11. Based ... -...

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    Boron-11 The atomic mass of boron is 10.81 u. And 10.81 u is a lot closer to 11u than it is to 10u, so there must be more of boron-11. To convince you fully, we can also do a simple calculation to find the exact proportion of boron-11 using the following formula: ((10 u)(x)+(11 u)(1-x))/(100%)=10.81u Where u is the unit for atomic mass and x is the proportion of boron-10 out of the total boron ...

  10. Why is the atomic mass of an element not a whole number?

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    The element tin, Z = 50, has 10 stable isotopes, and the atomic mass quoted on the Periodic Table, 118.710 ⋅ g ⋅ mol−1, is the weighted average of the individual isotopes. As isotopically labelled materials go, D2O(l), or D2(g), i.e. the so-called isotopomers of water and dihydrogen, are RELATIVELY cheap. That is, deuterium or heavy water ...

  11. Why is atomic mass in parentheses? + Example - Socratic

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    The element has no stable isotopes. For most elements, the atomic mass is not in parentheses, but is a number with at least two decimal places, such as carbon 12.011. If an element has no stable isotopes, meaning that all known isotopes of that element will undergo nuclear decay, the atomic number is displayed in parentheses. For example: neptunium (237).