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Does the atomic weight actually mean that the element has more weight as in I weigh more than Bob etc?
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You can compare atoms, you can't compare 'elements'. But when you compare atoms, yes, atom of helium actually weights more then atom of hydrogen.
That's assuming you ignore isotopes.
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