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atomic weight
« on: June 23, 2009, 04:02:32 AM »
Does the atomic weight actually mean that the element has more weight as in I weigh more than Bob etc?

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Re: atomic weight
« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2009, 04:19:23 AM »
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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