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The weighted average of the atomic masses of the naturally occuring isotopes of an element is the
A) atomic mass of the element
B) atomic number of the element
C) mass number of each isotope
D) formula mass of each isotope

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The weighted average of the atomic masses of the naturally occurring isotopes of an element is the

A) atomic mass of the element

Further explanation

Isotopes are elements that have the same Atomic Number (Proton)

Atomic mass is the average atomic mass of all its isotopes

So  Isotopes have the same atomic number(the same number of protons and electrons), but different mass numbers (different neutron numbers)

Avg atomic mass = m1.%m1 + m2.%m2....mn.%mn

m1 = isotope 1

m2 = isotope 2

% = abundance of the elements in nature

Lanuel

The weighted average of the atomic masses of the naturally occurring isotopes of an element is the : A) atomic mass of the element.

Isotopes can be defined as two or more forms of a chemical element that contains equal number of protons (atomic number) and electrons but different number of neutrons.

The isotope of any chemical element is denoted by [tex]C^Z_A[/tex]

Where;  

  • C is the chemical symbol of the chemical element.
  • A is the atomic mass or mass number (number of nucleons).
  • Z is the number of protons (atomic number).

In Chemistry, the atomic mass of a chemical element is weighted average of the atomic masses of the naturally occurring isotopes and its units is u.

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