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Which of the following elements has the highest atomic mass?

A) fluorine
B) beryllium
C) aluminum
D) argon

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User Evertvdw
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argon has the highest atomic mass (39.9)

F (19.0)
Be (9)
Al (27.0
Ar (39.9)
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User Lars Holdgaard
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Atomic mass increases as the atomic number increases, this is because that atomic number repersent the amount of protons in the atomic,

out of these 4 choices
F(9)

Be(4)

Al(13)
Ar(18)

The atomic mass is usually more than double of the atomic number, Therefore you can confirmed that argon has the highest atomic mass out of the 4 given options

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User Njtman
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