Average mass

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See also

• Accurate Mass

• Nominal Mass

• Atomic Mass Unit

• Dalton.

Other Definitiions

• Base Peak Glossary

The mass of a particle or molecule of given empirical formula calculated using atomic weights for each element.????????????????????????????

• Shimadzu Mass Spectrometry Glossary

Average molecular weight - Same meaning as molecular weight

• Mass Spec Desk Reference

Calculated mass based on atomic weight (p. 35).

See additional comments on the Average mass discussion page (archive of discussion between 2004 and 2006)