What is the difference or relationship between isotopic mass and atomic mass?

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What is the difference or relationship between isotopic mass and atomic mass?

2007-10-04 05:15:42 · 2 answers · asked by booyeakasha 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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atomic mass is the average of isotopic masses
e.g. for hydrogen
x% of 1H + y% of 2H + z% of 3H = 1.008

2007-10-04 05:38:35 · answer #1 · answered by Carborane 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

The atomic mass of an element takes into account the relative abundances of the isotopes of an element found in nature and thus may not be an integer.

2007-10-04 12:48:53 · answer #2 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋