The element born, b, has an atomic mass of 10.81 amu according to the periodic table. however, no single atom of boron has amass of exactly 10.81 amu. how can you explain this difference

The atomic mass or relative isotopic mass refers to the mass of a single particle, and therefore is tied to a certain specific isotope of an element. The dimensionless standard atomic weight instead refers to the AVERAGE of atomic mass values of a typical naturally-occurring mixture of isotopes for a sample of an element.
You can count it by yourself using formula

m = ({first isotopic distribution%}× {first atomic.mass})+ ({second isotopic distribution%}× {second atomic.mass}) / {100}

Ithink it’s carbon dioxide