Chemistry, asked by shivanesh2, 1 year ago

what do you understand by the statement relative atomic mass of sulphur is 32

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Answered by rockinggirl1
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Atomic mass is the no of protons and electrons it contains
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It means that the sulphur has 16 protons and 16 electrons...
Answered by RudradeepOberoi
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Hii.. that's your answer.................
By this given statement - "Relative atomic mass of sulphur is 32 " I understand that
The calculated relative atomic mass is not the actual mass of the atom. It is a ratio of actual mass with respect to(relative to) the 1/12th of the mass of carbon-12 atom. 1/12 mass of carbon atom is 1 amu.
The relative atomic mass of sulphur is 32 means that the mass of sulphur is 32 times more than the 1/12th of the mass of carbon-12 atom.
The concept of relative mass was introduced as it was inconvenient for scientists to calculate the actual mass of an atom which is a very small value.
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