How do you calculate the relative atomic mass of an element

The relative atomic mass (Ar ) is calculated from 2 things : mass numbers of its isotopes and abundance of these isotopes.Let's use Chlorine as an example. Chlorine naturally exists as two isotopes,  (chlorine-35) and  (chlorine-37). The abundance of chlorine-35 is 75% and the abundance of chlorine-37 is 25%. I.e. in every 100 chlorine atoms, 75 atoms have a mass number of 35, and 25 atoms have a mass number of 37.Ar, = total mass of atoms / total number of atoms Ar = (35 x 75) + (37 x 25) /(75+25) Ar = 35.50Note the number is closer to 35 rather than 37 because the 35-isotope is more abundant.

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