Re: A85: More on chem program


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Re: A85: More on chem program




On my copy, the only element with only one decimal place is Pb (Lead).  I
think you need atleast two decimal places to make accurate calculations
(preferably three).  However, this does end up taking up more memory, which,
unfortunantly, is in rather short supply.  If you are talking about elements
with atomic weights with no decimal places (i.e. Technetium, 98 ) those are
elements that do not exist naturally.  Good luck with the program.  If I
didn't answer your question or you have more, ask away.

Greg Sharp


> On my periodic table, some elements only have masses with one decimal
>  place.  Is this because the next few are zeros, or because they have not
>  determined them more accurately?  Remember, every decimal place is one
>  byte, and with 112 elements, that is 112 bytes for each extra degree of
>  precision.
>  
>  Justin Bosch
>  justin-b@juno.com


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