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What is relative molecular mass and relative atomic mass? [2 MARKS]

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1. The ratio of the average mass of one molecule of an element or compound to one twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12 is called the relative molecular mass.

2. Relative atomic mass of the atom of an element is defined as the average mass of the atom, as compared to [112]th the mass of one carbon-12 atom.


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