Are atomic mass, formula mass, and molar mass the same thing?

Answer 1

Formula mass and molar mass are the same. Atomic mass refers to atomic particles.

The mass associated with one mole of a formula is commonly referred to as the "formula mass"; that is, Avogadro's number of that formula. Molar mass is the same thing: Avogadro's number of whatever substance you have. Achieving success in Chemistry requires the ability to calculate equivalent masses of compounds.

PS Atomic mass is the mass associated with a mole of atomic species; this is not always the same as olar mass: a mole of #O# atoms is #1/2# the mass of a mole of oxygen molecules , #O_2# species. Are you with me?

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Answer 2

Ellie Andrews

The terms "atomic mass," "formula mass," and "molar mass" are not synonymous. Atomic mass is the mass of one atom of an element; formula mass is the total of all the atoms' atomic masses in a unit of chemical formula; and molar mass is the mass of one mole of a substance, which is determined by adding up all the atoms' atomic masses and expressing the result in grams per mole.

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Answer from HIX Tutor

When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.