Definition of Relative atomic mass

1. Noun. (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units.

Exact synonyms: Atomic Mass, Atomic Weight
Generic synonyms: Mass
Specialized synonyms: Combining Weight, Eq, Equivalent, Equivalent Weight, Meq, Milliequivalent
Category relationships: Chemical Science, Chemistry

Definition of Relative atomic mass

1. Noun. (physics) Ratio of the atomic mass of one atom of an isotope to 1/12 (one twelfth) the mass of a Carbon-12 atom. ¹

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Literary usage of Relative atomic mass

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Essentials of Chemistry by John Charles Hessler, Albert Lincoln Smith (1902)
"atom and that of the oxygen atom is as 35.45 : 16. The hydrogen atom has a relative atomic mass of l.OO. ..."

2. The Metric System (1992)
"The unified scale thus obtained gives values of "relative atomic mass." It remained to define the unit of amount of substance by fixing the corresponding ..."

3. Guide for the Use of the International System of Units (SI) by B. N. Taylor (1995)
"8.4 relative atomic mass and relative molecular mass The terms atomic weight and molecular weight are obsolete and thus should be avoided. ..."

4. A Text-book of Inorganic Chemistry, Descriptive, Theoretical, and Practical by Alfred Allen Bennett (1892)
"When the molecular mass is known, the relative atomic mass of the elements is readily established by bringing together the numbers that express the ..."

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