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relative atomic massnoun(chemistry, physics) The ratio of the average mass per atom of the naturally occurring form of an element to 1/12 of the mass of a carbon-12 atom. Symbol Aᵣ; abbreviation RAM or r.a.m. For elements with several isotopes, the most stable isotope is treated as the representative.
atomic massnounThe mass of an atom.
weightnounThe downwards force an object experiences due to gravity.
atomic mass numbernoun(physics, physical chemistry, dated) Pedantic form of mass number. Symbol: A.
average atomic massnounThe weighted average of the atomic masses of the naturally occurring isotopes of an element.
atom physicsnoun(physics, atomic) Synonym of atomic physics.
equivalent weightnoun(chemistry) The atomic weight of an element or radical divided by its valence; the molecular weight of a compound divided by its combining power in a specific reaction.
combining weightnoun(chemistry, dated) The proportional weight, usually referred to hydrogen as a standard, and for each element a fixed multiple of the atomic weight, by which an element unites with another to form a distinct compound.
daltonnounJohn Dalton, English chemist.
mass numbernoun(physics, physical chemistry) The total number of protons and neutrons in an atomic nucleus. Symbol: A
atomic mass unitnoun(physical chemistry) A unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of ¹²C (carbon-12, an isotope of carbon).
gram atomnoun(chemistry) The amount of an element whose mass in grams is that of its atomic weight; a mole of atoms.
atomic physicsnounThe branch of physics that studies the atomic structure and the interaction between atoms.
atomicsnounThe study of physics at an atomic level.
mass defectnoun(physics) the difference between the mass of an atom and the sum of the masses of its individual components in the free state; equivalent to the binding energy
unified atomic mass unitnoun(chemistry) A unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of the ¹²C isotope of carbon.
atomic theorynoun(physics) The theory that all gross matter is composed of atoms.
nuclidenoun(physics) An atomic nucleus specified by its atomic number and atomic mass.
atomic fissionnoun(physics) Synonym of nuclear fission.
atomic powernounSynonym of nuclear power, normally sense 1.

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