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DOI: 10.1351/goldbook
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relative molecular mass
synonyms
: molecular weight, relative molar mass
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Ratio of the mass of a molecule to the
unified atomic mass unit
. Sometimes called the 'molecular weight' or
relative molar mass
.
Sources:
Green Book, 2
nd
ed., p. 41 [
Terms
] [
Book
]
PAC, 1996,
68
, 957. (
Glossary of terms in quantities and units in Clinical Chemistry (IUPAC-IFCC Recommendations 1996)
) on page 990 [
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] [
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]