define the atomic mass unit
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- atomic mass refers to the mass of the atom.
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atomic mass units is based on the mass of the hodrogen atom taken as a unit or on 1/16 (0.0625) the mass of one oxygen atom
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The dalton or unified atomic mass unit is a unit of mass widely used in physics and chemistry. It is defined as 1/12 of the mass of an unbound neutral atom of carbon-12 in its nuclear and electronic ground state and at rest. The atomic mass constant, denoted mᵤ is defined identically, giving mᵤ = m/12 = 1 Da.
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