Chemistry A-Level
Isotopic abundance and its effect on the mean
What Isotopic abundance and its effect on the mean means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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Relative atomic mass allows for the different abundances of the isotopes present, so the mean is weighted rather than a simple average.
Topics that use Isotopic abundance and its effect on the mean
- Atomic structure and isotopes (OCR A-Level)
Related terms
- atomic number
- Calculation accuracy
- isotopes
- Isotopic abundance
- mass number
- Molecular versus ionic substances
- Relative atomic mass
- Relative atomic mass as a weighted mean
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