If the isotope had been assigned a mass of 6.0 u instead of 12 u, the weight of sulfur would be:

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If the  isotope had been assigned a mass of 6.0 u instead of 12 u, the weight of sulfur would be:

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The mass of sulfur (S) is typically 32.1 u, which is derived from the average atomic mass of all of sulfur's isotopes. If one of the isotopes (11ebff50_c86d_fcf7_8da6_7b32dc700591_TBX8714_11) had a mass of 6.0 u instead of 12 u, it would significantly decrease the overall average atomic mass of sulfur. Therefore, the new calculated mass of sulfur would be closer to the mass of the lighter isotope, which is 6.0 u. This would result in the overall mass of sulfur being approximately half of its typical mass, which is 16.05 u. Therefore, the best choice is B, which is 16 u (approximately half of sulfur's typical mass).

If the Isotope Had Been Assigned a Mass of 6.0