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Author Question: Oxygen has an atomic number of 8 and a mass number of 16. Thus, what is the atom (Read 1833 times)

Hawke

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on: May 25, 2013
Oxygen has an atomic number of 8 and a mass number of 16. Thus, what is the atomic mass of an oxygen atom?
A) exactly 8 grams
B) exactly 8 daltons
C) approximately 16 grams
D) approximately 16 daltons
E) 24 amu (atomic mass units)


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Reply #1 on: May 27, 2013
Answer: B


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Reply #2 on: Feb 5, 2014
Thank you so much.


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