Differentiate between the terms gram atomic mass, gram molecular mass, and gram formula mass?
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Oct 16, 2022
Differentiate between the terms gram atomic mass, gram molecular mass, and gram formula mass?
Difference between the terms gram atomic mass, gram molecular mass, and gram formula mass:
Gram atomic mass represents one mole of atom of an element gram, molecular mass represents one mole of molecules of a compound or an element that exists in molecular state, whereas gram formula mass represents one mole of an ionic compound
Gram atomic mass contains 6.022 x 1023 atoms gram molecular mass contains 6.022 x 1023 molecules whereas gram formula mass contains 6.022 x 1023 formula units.
All of these quantities represent mass. Mass of one mole of a substance expressed in grams called molar mass. “Therefore, mole can be defined as atomic mass, molecular mass or formula mass expressed in grams."