atomic mass
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Potassium occurs naturally in three isotopic forms -- potassium-39, potassium-40, and potassium-41 -- each differing slightly in atomic mass.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 17, 2025
Broadly speaking, atomic mass is based on the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of one atom of that element.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2023
Twelve, named for the atomic mass of carbon, has developed a process to make jet fuel using renewable electricity, water and waste biomass CO2 instead of fossil fuels.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 12, 2023
The 18O:16O abundance ratio in some meteorites is greater than that used to calculate the average atomic mass of oxygen on earth.
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
The best evidence that these particles are of atomic mass is furnished by their deflection in electric and magnetic fields.
From A Brief Account of Radio-activity by Venable, Francis Preston
