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Natural abundance - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Acres, Amplitude, Avalanche, Bags, Barrels, Bonanza, Budget, Bushel, Collection, Commissariat, Commissary, Cornucopia

Natural abundance refers to the prevalence of different isotopes of an element as found in nature. The weighted (by natural abundance) average mass of these isotopes is the atomic weight listed for the element in the periodic table. The abundance of an element varies from planet to planet.

Percent natural abundances refer to the relative proportions, expressed as percentages by number, in which the isotopes of an element are found is natural sources.

Example Usage of abundance

montymarsh: abundance is real. Lack is an illusion. Being good is real. Trying to be good is an illusion. Surrender is real. Holding on is an illusion.
MatDiablo: @nfb #tcot is cracking me up tonight. Ignorance is much funnier when delivered in such a dramatic fashion. And #tcot has an abundance of it.
Money_all_day: RT @HolyWords "Riches are not from an abundance of wordly goods, but from a contented mind." -Muhammad
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