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You can use this book if you are studying combined science. Gcse a level given the percentage of each isotope you can calculate the mean mass which is the accurate atomic mass for that element. A simple model of the atom, relative atomic mass, electronic charge and isotopes. Gcse biology 8461 teaching from september 2016 exams from june 2018. No prep complete lesson to teach students how the number of protons, neutrons and electrons in an atom are calculated along with what isotopes are and how the relative atomic mass of isotopes is determined. Atoms are electrostatically neutral if they have an equal number of protons and electrons. By definition, isotopes of a given element have the same number of protons and electrons, but differ in the number of neutrons.
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