— semi-official compilation in advance of the formal publication of the report | Nevertheless, given the cost and difficulty of , it is usual to use the tabulated values of standard atomic weights which are ubiquitous in chemical laboratories |
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the term "relative atomic mass" should be reserved for the mass of a specific or , while "atomic weight" be used for the of the atomic masses over all the atoms in the sample;• In reply, supporters of the term "atomic weight" point out among other arguments that• | The IUPAC International Union Of Pure And Applied Chemistry Commission on Isotopic Abundances and Atomic Weights in August 2007 that the standard atomic weights of the following elements would be revised new figures quoted here : 174 |
it is not uncommon to have misleading names of physical quantities which are retained for historical reasons, such as• These standard atomic weights are reprinted in a wide variety of textbooks, commercial catalogues, wallcharts etc.
Silicon exists in nature as a mixture of three isotopes: 28 Si, 29 Si and 30 Si | , which is not a force• 976 494 700 22 4 |
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The updated list of standard atomic weights is expected to be formally published in late 2008 | 976 926 532 46 194 92 |
Objectors to the name usually prefer the term "relative atomic mass" not to be confused with.
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