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{{DefName|The mass of an ion or molecule calculated using the average mass of each element weighted for its natural isotopic abundance.}}
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== Related Terms ==
|def=Mass of an [[ion]] or molecule weighted for its isotopic composition.  
 
|rel=[[monoisotopic mass]], [[nominal mass]]
*[[Accurate Mass]]
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*[[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 )
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Latest revision as of 12:48, 15 June 2013

IUPAC RECOMMENDATIONS 2013
Average mass
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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