atomic weight
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Because lithium has a small atomic weight and radius, the batteries have a high voltage and charge storage per unit mass and unit volume.
From National Geographic • Jan. 11, 2024
Each water molecule that is part of the cycle has a certain isotopic 'fingerprint,' or composition, which reflects small variations in the atomic weight of the oxygen and hydrogen atoms that comprise the molecule.
From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023
Rare earths refineries must contend with 17 metals, depending on a deposit's geology, each of which are nearly the same size and atomic weight, making separation complex.
From Reuters • Aug. 2, 2023
This approach succeeds most of the time, when the issue is, say, the atomic weight of hydrogen.
From Scientific American • Jun. 26, 2020
He knew, for instance, that hydrogen was the lightest element, so he gave it an atomic weight of one.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
