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  • 18-11-2015
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why is the atomic mass of carbon 12.0111 amu and not just 12?

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  • 18-11-2015

The masses given in periodic tables are weighted averages of all available isotopes not the actual mass.

The accurate mass of a proton is  (1.0073 amu). The mass of a neutron is (1.0087 amu). The mass of C-13 is not 13 (13.0033548378 amu). 

The isotopic abundances of C-12 and C-13 are 98.93% and 1.07%, respectively. 

The atomic mass of carbon therefore is
(0.9893)(12 amu) + (0.0107)(13.00336) = 12.0107 amu

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