CBSE Class 9 Answered

The molecular weight of a substance is the sum of the atomic weight of the atoms in a molecule. The atomic weight is the average atomic mass for a naturally occurring element. This means that molecular weight is the average mass of a molecule of a substance. Molecular weight is expressed in atomic mass units. For example, we might want to find the molecular weight of a molecule of water. We have 2 atoms of H, with each hydrogen atom weighing 1 amu. We multiply 2 H atoms by 1 amu a piece to get 2 amu. We add the 16 amu from one O atom to the 2 amu from the oxygen to get a total of 18 amu for one molecule of water.