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Title: Updated Atomic Weights: Time to Review Our Table

Journal Article · · ChemViews
 [1];  [2]
  1. Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
  2. Boston Univ., Boston, MA (United States)
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Many readers might wonder what can be new about atomic weights and why such a subject deserves even a short paper in Chemistry Views magazine. However, despite common belief, atomic weights are not constants of nature. Scientists' ability to measure these values is regularly improving, so one would expect that the accuracy of these values should be improving with time.

Research Organization:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Nuclear Physics (NP)
Grant/Contract Number:
SC00112704
OSTI ID:
1240712
Report Number(s):
BNL-111888-2016-JA; R&D Project: EST-003-NEFA; KB0301041
Journal Information:
ChemViews, Vol. 21, Issue 3; ISSN 2190-3735
Publisher:
ChemPubSoc EuropeCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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