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Molar Mass

OCR AS-level ChemistryAmount of SubstanceLesson 2 of 16

The molar mass is the mass of one mole of any substance in grams and is given the symbol M.

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Key terms in this lesson

Relative atomic mass
The weighted mean mass of all the isotopes of an element compared to one-twelfth the mass of a carbon-12 atom.
Mole
The amount of substance that contains as many particles as there are atoms in exactly 12g of carbon-12.
Relative formula mass
The mass of a formula unit compared to 1/12th the mass of a carbon-12 atom.
Relative molecular mass
The weighted mean mass of a molecule compared to 1/12th the mass of a carbon-12 atom.

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