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equivalent weight vs atomic weight

atomic weight vs equivalent weight

equivalent weight and atomic weight both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
equivalent weight Yes No No No
atomic weight Yes No No No
As nouns, atomic weight is a hypernym of equivalent weight; that is, atomic weight is a word with a broader meaning than equivalent weight:
  • 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
  • atomic weight: (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
Other hypernyms of equivalent weight include atomic mass, relative atomic mass.
equivalent weight (noun) atomic weight (noun)
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 (chemistry) the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units
Difference between equivalent weight and atomic weight

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