gram-atomic weight

Variant of gram atom

gram atom definition

gram atom

Chem. the quantity of an element having a weight in grams numerically equal to the element's atomic weight: a gram atom of copper, the atomic weight of which is 63.54, is a quantity of copper weighing 63.54 grams
also gram-atomic weight gram′·-atom′ic weight (gram′ə täm′ik)

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