Why are relative atomic masses on the periodic tables not whole numbers?

Chemistry

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Kobotan [32]2 years ago

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Answer:

They are averages.

Explanation:

atomic numbers on periodic tables are derived from the average value of all the isotopes of the element. So being averages they are sometimes not integers.

Darya [45]2 years ago

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Answer:

The sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom is called the mass number. Atomic mass is never an integer number for several reasons: The atomic mass reported on a periodic table is the weighted average of all the naturally occurring isotopes. Being an average it would be most unlikely to be a whole number.

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