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The phrase "relative mass" is a disambiguation of relativistic mass, which is defined by this equation:

mrel = m0/ SQRT( 1 - v2/c2)

m0 is the rest mass, v is the velocity of the particle, and c is the speed of light.

(For more information, see Lorentz Factor and the topic of mass in Einsteins paper on Special Relativity. {Note that Einstein's convention was to refer to relativistic mass as plain ol' mand not mrel.})

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How the relative atomic mass is related to gram?

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What is the relative atomic mass of Helium?

Approximately 4.01


What is relative atomic mass of magnesium?

The relative atomic mass of magnesium is approximately 24.305.


How do you find relative atomic mas?

Relative atomic mass is determined by comparing the mass of an atom to one-twelfth of the mass of a carbon-12 atom, which is defined as exactly 12 atomic mass units (amu). To find it, you can use a mass spectrometer to measure the isotopic masses and their relative abundances, then calculate a weighted average based on these values. The formula used is: relative atomic mass = (isotopic mass × relative abundance) / total relative abundance for all isotopes. This gives a value that reflects the average mass of an atom of an element as found in nature.


What is the difference between relative isotopic mass and relative atomic mass?

Atomic Mass is the mass of an atom of a chemical element expressed in atomic mass units. It is approximately equivalent to the number of protons and neutrons in the atom (the mass number) or to the average number allowing for the relative abundances of different isotopes.Relative atomic mass is the ratio of the average mass of one atom of an element to one twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12.Relative isotopic mass is the mass of an atom of an isotope of an element compared with one-twelfth the mass of an atom of carbon-12.Thus an element will have ONE Relative Atomic Mass but there may be MANY individual Relative Isotopic Masses for an Element (depending on how many Isotopes it has).

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What is the relative atomic mass of Helium?

Approximately 4.01


What is relative atomic mass of magnesium?

The relative atomic mass of magnesium is approximately 24.305.


What is the relative formula mass of iodine?

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What element has a relative atomic mass of 15.5?

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What is the relative mass of so2?

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