Question

differentiate between molecular mass and formula mass​

Answer 1

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The formula mass (formula weight) of a molecule is the sum of the atomic weights of the atoms in its empirical formula. The molecular mass (molecular weight) of a molecule is its average mass as calculated by adding together the atomic weights of the atoms in the molecular formula.

Answer 2

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• Formula mass is defined as the sum of atomic masses of the ions present in the formula unit of an ionic compound while molecular mass is the sum of the atomic masses of the atoms in a molecule. Formula mass is more general term than molecular mass and maybe used in referring to all compounds but not the molecular mass.