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Q.What is atomic mass unit?

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1 amu = 1/12th the mass of a ¹²C atom = 1.66 × 10⁻²⁴ g.

Since atoms are extremely light (masses of the order of 10⁻²⁴ to 10⁻²² g), it is inconvenient to express their masses in grams directly. Instead, a relative scale is used: the atomic mass unit (amu, symbol 'u') is defined as exactly one-twelfth (1/12th) of the mass of a single atom of the carbon-12 isotope (the most abundant, stable isotope of carbon), which is taken as the reference standard.

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