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Is average atomic mass and atomic mass the same

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no

Step-by-step explanation:

The key difference between atomic mass and average atomic mass is that the atomic mass is the mass of an atom, whereas the average atomic mass is the mass of an atom of a particular chemical element calculated by considering isotopes of that element.

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