Atomic and Molecular Masses
Atomic and Molecular Masses

=> Atomic Mass:

Mass of an atom.
Reported in atomic mass unit “amu” or unified mass “u”
One atomic mass unit i.e. amu, is the mass exactly equal to one-twelfth the mass of one carbon-12 atom.

=> Molecular Mass:

Mass of a molecule of covalent compound.
It is equal to the sum of atomic masses of all the elements present in the molecule.
Formula Unit Mass
Mass of a molecule of an ionic compound
It is also equal to the sum of atomic masses of all the elements present in the molecule

Mole Concept:

=> Mole:
Unit of amount of substance.
One mole amount of substance that contains as many particles or entities as there are atoms in exactly 12 g of the 12C isotope.

=> Molar mass:
Mass of one mole of a substance in gram
Molar mass in gram in numerically equal to atomic/molecular/formula mass in amu or u.