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bean bag (bg) average atomic mass (amu)
atomic mass = (avg.mass$_{isotope1}$× rel. abundance$_{isotope1}$)+(avg.mass$_{isotope2}$× rel. abundance$_{isotope2}$)+...
do the average atomic masses of the class compare? are values close together? are they completely different? explain.
The average atomic mass of an element is calculated as a weighted - average of the masses of its isotopes based on their relative abundances. If the class is measuring or calculating average atomic masses, values may be close together if experimental errors are small and the samples are consistent. They could be completely different if there are significant errors in measurement, differences in sample composition, or incorrect calculations.
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It depends on experimental errors, sample consistency, and calculation accuracy. If errors are low and samples are similar, values will be close; if not, they could be very different.