Question

According to the periodic table, carbon has an atomic mass of 12.011 u. This indicates that the most abundant isotope of carbon is (2 points)

Answer 1

carbon 12, due to initiating that 12 is the number on the periodic table

Answer 2

Since the atomic mass is an average of the masses of all isotopes of that element, you have to consider which isotope is most abundant. In this case, the atomic mass is closest to twelve, so the most abundant isotope of carbon is Carbon 12.