General Chemistry 10th Edition

Published by Cengage Learning
ISBN 10: 1-28505-137-8
ISBN 13: 978-1-28505-137-6

Chapter 2 - Atoms, Molecules, and Ions - Questions and Problems - Page 81: 2.34

Answer

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A. As the mass of element depends on the sum of the masses of electrons, protons and neutrons. So if we change the element then the mass of amu will also gets changed. B. As the amount of the material which makes up hydrogen atom doesn't change when the atoms become larger, so the hydrogen atom will have a smaller mass in amu.
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