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What is atomic mass unit ?

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Solution :The MASS of the carbon-12 atom is `1.992678xx10^(-26)kg` which is very small. THEREFORE, it is useful to choose a convenient unit for EXPRESSING the mass of ATOMS. This unit is defined by taking mass of carbon C-12 atom equal to 12 atomic mass units.
One atomic mass unit is defined as 1/12th of the actual mass of carbon.
1 a.m.u. = `1.660565xx10^(-27) kg`


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