Mistake Master · AP Chemistry · Unit 1 · Step-Through Animation

No Chlorine Atom Weighs 35.45

The periodic table prints a decimal that belongs to no atom alive. A mass spectrometer explains it in one picture — if you can read its two axes separately. Watch the peaks appear, then watch the average slide toward the taller one.

8 STEPS · 6 QUICK CHECKS · CHLORINE, ROUNDED MASSES · v1

MASS SPECTRUM
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