atomic mass
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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
When we refer to light or heavy elements, we're talking about their atomic mass.
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
How many coulombs of positive charge are there in 4.00 kg of plutonium, given its atomic mass is 244 and that each plutonium atom has 94 protons?
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
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
