Molecular Weight
Molecular weight, abbreviated as MW, also called molecular mass, abbreviated as Mr, refers to the average mass of one molecule of a substance, 1⁄12 (0.083) the mass of carbon 12 atom.
Molecular weight formula
\(\large{ MW = \frac{ R^* }{ R } }\) |
Where:
\(\large{ MW }\) = molecular weight
\(\large{ R }\) = specific gas constant
\(\large{ R^* }\) = universal gas constant ( 8314 J/kmol-K )