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Distinguish between molecular mass and molar mass.

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MOLAR MASS MOLECULAR MASS
Refer to mass of a mole of a substance Refer to the mass of molecules
Also known as molecular weight It determines the mass of single molecule.
SI unit is g/mol to use in higher calculation Measured in amu
It is defined as the mass of Avogadro number of atom/molecules or compounds No particular melting point
Measurement given to compounds, atoms or molecules Determined only in molecules
Less accurate than molecular mass Accurate to use in higher calculations
Example: Mass of 1 mole of oxygen is 15.9994 grams. Therefore the molar mass =15.9994g/mol Example : Molecular mass of Ca(OH)2=74 atomic mass units.
atomic mass units

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