Calculate the mass, in grams, of a single tellurium atom (mte = 127.60 amu ).
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1 Atomic mass unit is the mass of an atom or it caliberates mass on atomic scale. It is also expressed in dalton denoted by Da whereas Atomic mass unit is denoted by amu.
1 amu can be expressed in grams as follows:
For converting in grams,
Thus, mass of Te is 204.16 * 10^-2^4 g
The mass, in grams, of a single tellurium atom = 2,118. 10⁻²² grams
<h3>Further explanation</h3>Inside the atom consists of a nucleus containing 3 elementary particles, namely protons and neutrons, while electrons move around the nucleus.
Protons are positively charged (+1), electrons are negatively charged (-1). and neutrons are uncharged (neutral)
While the mass of 1 proton is equal to the mass of 1 neutron, equal to 1 amu and the electron has a mass smaller than both.
Atomic mass is the average atomic mass of all its isotopes
In determining the mass of an atom, as a standard is the mass of 1 carbon-12 atom whose mass is 12 amu
So the atomic mass obtained is the mass of the atom relative to the 12th carbon atom
An atomic mass unit = amu is a relative atomic mass of 1/12 the mass of an atom of carbon-12.
The 'amu' unit has now been replaced with a unit of 'u' only
The hydrogen atom is the lightest atom whose mass is 1.67 x 10⁻²⁷kg (measured using a mass spectrometer) and simplified to 1 amu (atomic mass unit).
1 amu = 1,66.10⁻²⁴ grams
For example the C-12 carbon atomic mass is 12 amu, C-13 is 13 amu
Single tellurium atoms have = 127.60 amu
So that the mass is in grams:
mass = 127.60 amu x 1.66.10⁻²⁴
mass = 2,118. 10⁻²² grams
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