name the standard atom used to measure the atomic mass unit
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The atomic mass is useful in chemistry when it is paired with the mole concept: the atomic mass of an element, measured in amu, is the same as the mass in grams of one mole of an element. Thus, since the atomic mass of iron is 55.847 amu, one mole of iron atoms would weigh 55.847 grams.
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carbon-12
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In the years 1959–1961 the chemists and physicists resolved to use the isotope carbon-12 as the standard, setting its atomic mass at 12.
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