atomic weight
weight of one atom of a particular element (one unit of weight is equal to 1/12 of the weight of a carbon-12 atom)
Atomic mass
The atomic mass (ma) is the
mass of an atom at rest, most often expressed in
unified atomic mass units. The atomic mass may be considered to be the total mass of
protons,
neutrons and
electrons in a single
atom (when the atom is motionless). The atomic mass is sometimes incorrectly used as a synonym of relative atomic mass, average atomic mass and atomic weight; however, these differ subtly from the atomic mass. The atomic mass is defined as the mass of an atom, which can only be one isotope at a time and is not an abundance-weighted average. The actual numerical difference is usually very small such that it does not affect most bulk calculations but such an error can be critical when considering individual atoms.
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atomic weight
Noun
1. (chemistry) the ratio of the atomic mass of an element to half the atomic mass of carbon-12
(synonym) relative atomic mass
(hypernym) mass
(hyponym) equivalent, equivalent weight, combining weight, eq
(classification) chemistry, chemical science
Atomic Weight
the weight of an atom of a specific element where one atomic weight unit is defined as the weight of 1/12 of a carbon 12 Atom.
Atomic weight
The average weight (or mass) of all the isotopes of an element, as determined from the proportions in which they are present in a given element, compared with the mass of the 12 isotope of carbon (taken as precisely 12.000), that is the official international standard; measured in daltons.