Chemistry: A Molecular Approach (3rd Edition)

Published by Prentice Hall
ISBN 10: 0321809246
ISBN 13: 978-0-32180-924-7

Chapter 2 - Sections 2.1-2.9 - Exercises - Conceptual Problems - Page 84: 133

Answer

The amu and mole must be defined by the same isotope or the numerical values of an element's molar mass and atomic mass would no longer match

Work Step by Step

This relationship is useful as a conversion factor; for any conversion factor, there must be equivalencies behind them.
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