Why are atomic masses on the Periodic Table written in decimals when they are based on mass numbers that can be whole numbers?

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Jayson Palmer

Chemistry

8 March, 22:53

Why are atomic masses on the Periodic Table written in decimals when they are based on mass numbers that can be whole numbers?

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Yasmine Lambert · Answer 1

The atomic masses on the periodic table of elements are written in decimals when they are based on mass numbers that can be whole numbers is that most of the atomic masses written in the periodic table of elements are not whole numbers, and also, it is based on the natural abundance of the elements.