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Noun atomic weight has 1 sense
  1. atomic weight, relative atomic mass - (chemistry) the ratio of the atomic mass of an element to half the atomic mass of carbon-12
    --1 is a kind of mass
    --1 has particulars:
     equivalent, equivalent weight, combining weight, eq; milliequivalent, meq

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Atomic Weight

Description:

Atomic weight refers to the average mass of an element's atoms, taking into account the relative abundance of different isotopes. It is an important concept in chemistry and is typically expressed in atomic mass units (amu).

Noun - Chemistry

The atomic weight of an element is determined by summing the individual atomic masses of its isotopes and multiplying them by their relative abundance.

Example sentence: The atomic weight of carbon is approximately 12.011 amu.

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