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
The team was able to determine that the r-process can produce atoms with an atomic mass of at least 260 before they fission.
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 protein and synthetic polymer molecules that form colloids may have molecular masses ranging from a few thousand to many million atomic mass units.
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
