Synonym: Molar Mass = Molecular Weight
Material property defined as the mass of a given substance (chemical element or chemical compound) contained within one mole of the substance.
Symbol | Dimension | SI units | Oil metric units | Oil field units | Additional |
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kg/mol |
It measures as ratio of substance mass to amount of substance :
M = \frac{m}{\nu} |
It relates to molecular mass and Avogadro constant as:
M = m_u \cdot N_A |
where |
The molar mass of a mixture is:
M = \sum_k M_k \cdot x_k |
where
molar mass of the k-th mixture component | |
mole fraction of the k-th mixture component |
where
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See also
Natural Science / Physics / Molecular Physics