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ISBN: 9781323654378

Author: Brown

Publisher: PEARSON

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An atom is the smallest unit of an element that possesses all the properties of that particular element. Molecules are the smallest unit of a substance that possess all the properties of that particular substance.

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Chapter 2.4, Problem 2.4.1PE

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There are two stable isotopes of copper found in nature, ⁶³Cu and ⁶³Cu If the atomic weight of copper Cu is 63.546 amu, which of the following statements are true?

⁶³Cu contains two more protons than ⁶⁶Cu.
66 Cu must be more abundant than ⁶⁴Cu
All copper atoms have a mass of 63.546 amu

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