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andrew11 [14]
3 years ago
11

Why is the mass in amu of a carbon-12 atom reported as 12.011 in the periodic table of the elements?

Chemistry
1 answer:
Bas_tet [7]3 years ago
7 0

The mass of an element listed in the Periodic Table is the weighted average of all its naturally occurring isotopes.

Naturally occurring carbon is about

99 % carbon-12 (12.000 u) + 1 % carbon-13 (13.003 u).

That extra carbon-13 makes the <em>average atomic mass</em>  greater than 12.000 u.

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