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Atomic Mass and Atomic Mass Unit

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1 u or 1 amu (atomic mass unit) is equal to ___.

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Carbon -12 isotope is used as the standard reference for measuring atomic masses.
1 atomic mass unit is a mass unit equal to exactly $(\frac{1}{12})$ $^{th}$ the mass of one atom of carbon 12.
It is expressed as u or amu.

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