Which of the Following Statements Regarding Relative Atomic Masses Is

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements regarding relative atomic masses is incorrect?

• A)Relative atomic mass is one of the numbers that appears on a typical periodic table.
• B)The average mass of the individual isotopes of an element considering the natural abundance of each is the relative atomic mass of that element.
• C)The relative atomic mass of carbon is 12.01 amu because carbon-12 is the most abundant isotope, with smaller amounts of carbon-13 and carbon-14.
• D)The terms "mass number" and "relative atomic mass" can be used interchangeably.
• E)Mass spectrometry is used to find the mass of each isotope of an element, and measure their abundance.

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Definitions:

Income Elasticity

Measures how the quantity demanded of a good responds to a change in consumer income.

Normal Good

An item for which demand increases as the income of consumers increases, showing a direct relationship between income and demand.

Income Elasticity

A measure of how much the demand for a good changes as the income of consumers changes.

Normal Good

A good for which demand increases as the income of consumers increases, showing a positive correlation between income and demand.