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Atomic mass
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the weighted average mass of an atom of an element, taking into account the masses of all its naturally occurring isotopes
Examples
The atomic mass of carbon is approximately 12.01 because it averages the masses of carbon-12 and carbon-13 isotopes.
Hydrogen has an atomic mass of about 1.01, reflecting the presence of both protium and deuterium isotopes.
