Atomic Mass: Introduction

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  • Опубликовано: 7 окт 2012
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    What is atomic mass? It is a weighed average of the different isotopes of an element. It is sometimes referred to as atomic weight, relative atomic mass, or average atomic mass. We look at how to calculate and determine the weighed average of elements using atomic mass units.

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    Tomorrow is my exam and all i know is lemmona

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    @tdewitt451  11 лет назад +18

    Hey everyone, I'm here to help. If you have any questions or just want to learn more, click on the link in the description above. It'll take you to a page where you can ask me questions.

    • @TheSadPaki
      @TheSadPaki 3 года назад

      Hey can You please tell me How do we know exact number of electron, proton, neutron, and exact atomic mass when we cant even see atom?

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      @somtonwankwo 8 месяцев назад

      I can't see the discription sir

  • @karenbush2734
    @karenbush2734 8 лет назад +62

    I am a student working toward a PhD in science education. This is a great video - you use several techniques that have been shown to help people learn difficult material
    1) define vocabulary in common language
    2) compare and contrast (weighted vs. non weighted average)
    3) build on/activate prior knowledge (beginning with average before moving on to weighted average and the use of the car analogy
    4) use of multiple representations (illustrations, science terms, number sentences)
    5) solved a simpler problem working toward the problem using isotopes
    I am starting a playlist of exemplary chemistry videos and this will definitely be one of them.

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