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Relative formula mass
Relative formula mass
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A compound's relative
formula mass
can be found using its chemical formula, which shows how many atoms of each element are present in one molecule.
The relative
formula mass
is calculated by adding up all the relative atomic masses of the atoms present in one molecule.
Relative
Formula Mass
= Sum of the relative atomic masses
The relative
formula mass
is calculated by adding up the
atomic masses
of all the
elements
in the
formula
multiplied by their
coefficients.
The masses of substances made from
2
or more atoms can also be compared to the mass of
carbon-12
Relative formula mass is the mean
mass
of a unit of a substance compared to
1/12
of the mass of a carbon
12
atom