Define the term : Relative atomic mass. - Vidyadip

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Define the term : Relative atomic mass.

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Relative atomic mass : " The relative atomic mass or atomic weight of an element is the number of times one atom of the element is heavier than $1/12$ times of the mass of an atom of carbon $- 12$" .
Relative atomic mass $=$ Mass of $1$ atom of the element $1/12$ of the mass of one $C^{12}$ atom.

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