Chemistry GCSE
Converting between mass and amount
What Converting between mass and amount means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Moles are found from mass using n = m ÷ Mr, and mass is found from moles using m = n × Mr.
Topics that use Converting between mass and amount
- Amounts of substances in equations (HT only) (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Conservation of mass
- Mass relationships in equations
- Mole ratios
- Stoichiometric calculations
- Balanced equations as mole ratios
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