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equivalent weight vs relative atomic mass

relative atomic mass vs equivalent weight

equivalent weight and relative atomic mass both are nouns.

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

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