Ensure documentation is consistent with the actual implementation.

cdk · Jun 27, 2018 · 72bec91 · 72bec91
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diff --git a/base/core/src/main/java/org/openscience/cdk/config/IsotopeFactory.java b/base/core/src/main/java/org/openscience/cdk/config/IsotopeFactory.java
@@ -179,14 +179,11 @@ public IIsotope getIsotope(String symbol, double exactMass, double tolerance) {
 
     /**
      * Returns the most abundant (major) isotope with a given atomic number.
-     *
-     * <p>The isotope's abundance is for atoms with atomic number 60 and smaller
-     * defined as a number that is proportional to the 100 of the most abundant
-     * isotope. For atoms with higher atomic numbers, the abundance is defined
-     * as a percentage.
+     * Note that some high mass elements do not have a major isotopes
+     * (0% abundance) and this method will return null for those.
      *
      * @param  elem  The atomicNumber for which an isotope is to be returned
-     * @return               The isotope corresponding to the given atomic number
+     * @return       The isotope corresponding to the given atomic number
      *
      * @see #getMajorIsotope(String symbol)
      */