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3 years ago

An atomic mass unit is equal to

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Tresset [83]3 years ago

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Answer: c. one-twelfth the mass of a carbon-12 atom.

Explanation: An atomic mass unit ( amu) is defined as $\frac{1}{12}$ of the mass of an atom of carbon with mass number 12 , which is the most abundant isotope of carbon. Thus the carbon-12 atom has six protons and six neutrons in its nucleus.

1 amu is approximately equal to $1.67377\times 10^{-27}kg$ or $1.67377\times 10^{-24} g$ . The mass of an atom in amu is roughly equal to the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.

amu is used to differentiate between isotopes as they would have different mass.

elixir [45]3 years ago

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One-twelfth the mass of carbon-12 atom

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