Standard atomic weight

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The standard atomic weight of a chemical element (symbol Ar°(E) for element "E") is the weighted arithmetic mean of the relative isotopic masses of all isotopes of that element weighted by each isotope's abundance on Earth. For example, isotope 63Cu (Ar = 62.929) constitutes 69% of the copper on Earth, the rest being 65Cu (Ar = 64.927), so A r ° ( 29 Cu ) = 0.69 × 62.929 + 0.31 × 64.927 = 63.55. {\displaystyle A_{\text{r}}{\text{°}}(_{\text{29}}{\text{Cu}})=0.69\times 62.929+0.31\times 64.927=63.55.} Relative isotopic mass is dimensionless, and so is the weighted average. It can be converted into a measure of mass (with dimension M) by multiplying it with the atomic mass constant dalton...

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