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atomic mass vs equivalent weight

equivalent weight vs atomic mass

atomic mass and equivalent weight both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
atomic mass Yes No No No
equivalent weight Yes No No No
As nouns, equivalent weight is a hyponym of atomic mass; that is, equivalent weight is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than atomic mass:
  • atomic mass: (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
  • equivalent weight: the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
Other hyponyms of atomic mass include combining weight, eq, equivalent, meq, milliequivalent.
atomic mass (noun) equivalent weight (noun)
(chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units the atomic weight of an element that has the same combining capacity as a given weight of another element; the standard is 8 for oxygen
Difference between atomic mass and equivalent weight

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