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atomic mass

[uh-tom-ik mas] / əˈtɒm ɪk ˈmæs /


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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

The same applies to the plutonium isotope with the atomic mass of 244.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 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

Both published tables with the elements arranged according to increasing atomic mass.

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