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📅 NSB Round Robin 2009🎓 HS🔄 Round 6#️⃣ Question 15🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice

If the atomic mass of carbon-12 is exactly 12 atomic mass units, why is the atomic mass of carbon not exactly 12 when listed on the Periodic Table:

W) the mass deficit
X) neutrons are not the same mass as protons
Y) it adds the mass of the electrons
Z) the presence in nature of about 1.1% carbon-13
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