On the periodic table, Oxygen (O) is shown to have an atomic weight of 15.99 amu. Despite this, there is no such thing as an atom of oxygen that has a mass of 15.99 amu. So…. Why does the periodic table show this value?
May 27th, 2022
On the periodic table, Oxygen (O) is shown to have an atomic weight of 15.99 amu. Despite this, there is no such thing as an atom of oxygen that has a mass of 15.99 amu. So…. Why does the periodic table show this value?