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Average mass
IUPAC RECOMMENDATIONS 2013
Mass of an ion or molecule weighted for its isotopic composition.
Related Term(s): monoisotopic mass, nominal mass
Reference(s): IUPAC. Analytical Division. Compendium of Analytical Nomenclature (the Orange Book). Definitive Rules, 1979. Compiled by J. Inczdy, T. Lengyel, A. M. Ure. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). On-line corrected version: http://www.iupac.org /publications/analytical compendium (2000). J. Yergey, D. Heller, G. Hansen, R. J. Cotter, C. Fenselau. Anal. Chem. 55, 353 (1983). (http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ac00253a037 )
From Definitions of Terms Relating to Mass Spectrometry (IUPAC Recommendations 2013); DOI: 10.1351/PAC-REC-06-04-06 © IUPAC 2013.
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-{{Def2|The mass of an ion or molecule calculated using the average mass of each element weighted for its natural isotopic abundance.}}
+{{Final
+|acronym=
-{{Disc}}
+|def=Mass of an [[ion]] or molecule weighted for its isotopic composition.
+|rel=[[monoisotopic mass]], [[nominal mass]]
-== See also ==
+|ref={{ob}}
-*[[Accurate Mass]]
-*[[Nominal Mass]]
-*[[Atomic Mass Unit]]
-*[[Dalton]].
-== Other Definitiions ==
-*[http://www.spectroscopynow.com/Spy/basehtml/SpyH/1,1181,4-14-6-0-0-education_dets-0-2585,00.html Base Peak Glossary]
-:The mass of a particle or molecule of given empirical formula calculated using atomic weights for each element.????????????????????????????
-*[http://www1.shimadzu.com/products/lab/mass/a.html Shimadzu Mass Spectrometry Glossary]
-:'''Average molecular weight''' - Same meaning as molecular weight
-*[[Mass Spec Desk Reference]]
-:Calculated mass based on [[atomic weight]] (p. 35).
+J. Yergey, D. Heller, G. Hansen, R. J. Cotter, C. Fenselau. Anal. Chem. 55, 353 (1983). (http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/ac00253a037 )
+}}
 [[Category:Mass]]
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