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Argon has a larger average atomic mass than potassium, yet it is placed before potassium in the modern periodic table. Explain.
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948 and the atomic mass of Potassium is 39.098. Even though Argon has a larger atomic mass, it is placed before Potassium in the periodic table. Show more…
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