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relative atomic mass

Noun B2 – Upper-Intermediate

The average mass of the atoms of an element, taking into account the proportions of its different isotopes, compared with one twelfth the mass of a carbon-12 atom.

"Chlorine's relative atomic mass of about 35.5 reflects the mix of its two common isotopes."