Relative mass
What Relative mass means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A proton and a neutron each have a relative mass of 1, whereas an electron has a relative mass of about 1/1836.
A comparison of the mass of a particle with a standard, so it is not an actual mass in kilograms.
Topics that use Relative mass
- Size and mass of atoms (AQA GCSE)
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