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The difference between the [[mass number]] and the [[monoisotopic mass]] of a molecule or atom.}} | The difference between the [[mass number]] and the [[monoisotopic mass]] of a molecule or atom.}} | ||
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The difference between the integer mass number and the monoisotopic mass of an atom, molecule or ion. | |||
Note: [[mass excess]] is deprecated; this can be expressed as a negative mass defect. | |||
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#E. Kendrick. Anal. Chem. 35, 2146-2154 (1963). | |||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
