Average Atomic Mass
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Average Atomic Mass
A figure used by chemists to specify the mass—in atomic mass units—of the average atom in a large sample. The average atomic mass of carbon, for instance, is 12.01 amu. If a substance is a compound, the average atomic mass of all atoms in a molecule of that substance must be added together to yield the average molecular mass of that substance.
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