Define one atomic mass unit (a.m.u.)?

Tyler Castaneda

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2023-02-27

Define one atomic mass unit (a.m.u.)?

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Kamari Potts

Kamari Potts

Beginner2023-02-28Added 10 answers

A carbon-12 atom's mass is precisely 1/12 of an atomic mass unit. The nucleus of an atom of carbon-12 has six neutrons and six protons. It's written as a.m.u or u. ( unified). The average of the neutron rest mass and the proton rest mass is 1 a.m.u.
1 a.m.u. = 1.67377 × 10 27 kilogram or 1.67377 × 10 24 gram.

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