Do you believe it is easier to measure atomic masses or nuclear masses? Explain how you could experimentally measure both for 2H. What about for 40Ca?

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Do you believe it is easier to measure atomic masses or nuclear masses? Explain how you could experimentally measure both for 2H. What about for 40Ca?

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It is easier to measure nuclear mass of the atom than atomic mass, because atomic mass can only be measured when atom is in atomic state whereas nuclear mass can be measured in atomic state as well as in ionic state.

 

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Hatom has :

number of proton =1 , mp=mass of proton

number of neutron=1 , mn=mass of neutron

number of electron=1 , me=mass of electron

Atomic mass =1me+1mp+1mn

Nuclear mass = 1mp+1mn

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