What are the differences between atomic and relative atomic mass?
The differences between atomic mass and relative atomic mass are as follows:-
| Atomic Mass | Relative Atomic Mass
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1. The Atomic Mass is basically the mass of an atom.
| 1. Relative Atomic Mass is an average of values for many atoms in a given sample of a chemical element.
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2. Atomic mass is an absolute mass.
It is expressed in dalton (symbol: Da, or u) where 1 dalton is defined as 1⁄12 of the mass of a single carbon-12 atom, at rest. | 2. Relative isotopic mass is a dimensionless number with no units. |
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