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
Find the number of fusions and calculate the approximate mass of fusion fuel, assuming an average total atomic mass of the two nuclei in each reaction to be 5.
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
