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How do you find atomic mass of an item?

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Posted by angellaurel on Sunday September 28, 2008 at 8:56 AM and tagged with atomic mass.


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  1. mwestwood
    mwestwood Teacher
    Community / Jr. College

    It is my understanding that all you have to do is round the atomic weight, which is given to you in the Periodic Table, to the nearest whole number.

    (Mass Number = Number of Protons + Number of Neutrons)

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    Posted by mwestwood on Sunday September 28, 2008 at 9:50 AM

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