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If the table of atomic masses were established with the oxygen atom and assigned value of 200 than the mass of carbon atom would be , approximately (1) 24 (2) 150 (3) 50 (4) 112

If the table of atomic masses were established with the oxygen atom and assigned value of 200  than the mass  of carbon  atom would be ,  approximately 
 
 (1) 24           (2) 150
(3) 50           (4)  112

Grade:12th pass

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Arun
25750 Points
5 years ago
In the current system carbon is exactly 12 and oxygen is approximately 16. Thus carbon has 3/4 the mass of oxygen. So, if oxygen is assigned a value of 200, carbon would be 3/4 of 200 or 150
 
Hence option B is correct.
 
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