Question

Rationalize the denominator
17
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$2 \sqrt{3} + 1$
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Answer 1

Answer:

Because the masses of all other atoms are calculated relative to the 12C standard, 12C is the only atom listed in Table 2.3. 2 whose exact atomic mass is equal to the mass number. Experiments have shown that 1 amu = 1.66 × 10

−24 g.