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The disappearance of one atomic mass unit (amu) releases x MeV energy, then x is :

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The disappearance of one atomic mass unit (amu) releases x MeV energy, which is equal to 931 MeV. Thus, x is 931 MeV.
1amu=931MeV
The modern atomic mass unit (amu) is based on the mass of C12.
It is equal to 1/12 of the mass of an atom of carbon -12 equal to 1.6605×1019g
amu is also called as avogram. Avogram is a unit of mass and weight equal to one gram divided by the Avogadro's number.

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