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A unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of a carbon-12 nucleus, which is 1.660 538 73 × 10-27 kg ± 0.000 000 13 × 10-27 kg [1998 CODATA values]. Abbreviated as amu or u. Sometimes called the dalton, aft [..]
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A relative mass unit based on the atomic weight of carbon 12, which is taken to be 12; the atomic mass of hydrogen is 1.008 amu. The atomic mass unit (amu) is 1.660 -27 kg.
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It is equal to one-twelfth the mass of C -12 isotope of carbon, 1 amu = 1.66x 10-27 Kg.
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One-twelfth of the mass of a carbon-12 atom. It is approximately equal to the mass of a single proton or neutron.
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[noun] One atomic mass unit (amu or u) is defined as 1/12 the mass of the standard carbon-12 isotope, or 1.66 × 10-27 kg.
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One-twelfth of the mass of carbon-12, or 1.6605655 x 10-27 kg.
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Relative mass unit (u) of an isotope based on the standard of the carbon-12 isotope, which is defined as a mass of exactly 12.00 u; one atomic mass unit (I u) is 1/12 the mass of a carbon-12 atom
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1 amu is equal to one twelfth of the mass of a carbon-12 atom.
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(chemistry) a unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of an atom of the 12C isotope of carbon
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Special unit of mass used to express the mass of atoms and molecules (Lesson 8)
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(n.) Convenient unit for measuring the mass of an atom or molecule: 1 atomic mass unit is defined as I /12 the atomic mass of the most abundant carbon isotope, 12C. A=12 for 12C.
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Atomic Mass Unit (u): This is a convenient mass unit to use when dealing with the masses of atoms and nuclear particles. Were the mass expressed in kilograms the values would be so tiny they would be [..]
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a unit of mass equal to 1/12 the mass of the carbon isotope with mass number 12, approximately 1.6604 x 10E-24 gram.
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a unit of mass equal to 1/12 of the mass of a 12C atom.
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Illustrated Glossary of Organic Chemistry Atomic mass unit (amu; dalton): A unit of mass equal to exactly 1/12 the mass of one 12C atom, or 1.660538921 x 10−27 kg. This is the approximate mass of one [..]
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By definition, 1/12 the mass of a carbon-12 atom.
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