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Why are the atomic masses on the periodic table not listed as whole numbers?

Why are the atomic masses on the periodic table not listed as whole numbers?
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Why are the atomic masses on the periodic table not listed as whole numbers?

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The atomic masses listed on the periodic table are a weighted average of an element’s isotopes.
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