diff --git a/302. NUCE 2100 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering/2024-08-27 Introduction.md b/302. NUCE 2100 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering/2024-08-27 Introduction.md index 5fbc8b8d..d6bdce4f 100644 --- a/302. NUCE 2100 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering/2024-08-27 Introduction.md +++ b/302. NUCE 2100 - Fundamentals of Nuclear Engineering/2024-08-27 Introduction.md @@ -40,4 +40,9 @@ $^{235}_{92} U$ $^4_2 He$ $^1_1 H$ **Nuclide** - A type of atom characterized by the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of every atom of this type **Isotopes** - Atoms with the same number of protons but containing different numbers of neutrons. **Isotopic Abundance** - The percentage of an element that is a certain isotope. Sometimes abbreviated (a/o) +**Atomic Weight** - The average weight of all isotopes weighted by their prevalence. +*Atomic Weight of $^A Z$ = $12 \frac{m\left(^A Z\right)}{m\left(^{12}C\right)}$ . +Atomic mass of Z is in the slides + +**Molecular weight** is the total mass of a molecule relative to the mass of a neutral $^{12}C$. \ No newline at end of file