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Before carbon, which element was used as a standard reference for atomic mass ?

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Nitrogen
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Oxygen
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Hydrogen
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D
Sodium
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Solution

The correct option is B Oxygen
Oxygen was initially used as a standard unit for atomic mass.

Hence. option B is correct.

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