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(1) Define atomic mass unit.
(2) Arrange the following elements in the increasing order of their atomic masses: Ca, Mg, C, He.

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(1) One atomic mass unit is a mass unit equal to exactly one-twelfth (1/12th) the mass of one atom of carbon - 12.
(2) He < C < Mg < Ca

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