Question

why cabon 12 is taken as reference for atomic masses ?​

Answer 1

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Explanation:

Carbon-12 is of particular importance in its use as the standard from which atomic masses of all nuclides are measured, thus, its atomic mass is exactly 12 daltons by definition. Carbon-12 is composed of 6 protons, 6 neutrons, and 6 electrons.

Answer 2

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ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ-12 ɪꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴘᴀʀᴛɪᴄᴜʟᴀʀ ɪᴍᴘᴏʀᴛᴀɴᴄᴇ ɪɴ ɪᴛꜱ ᴜꜱᴇ ᴀꜱ ᴛʜᴇ ꜱᴛᴀɴᴅᴀʀᴅ ꜰʀᴏᴍ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴀᴛᴏᴍɪᴄ ᴍᴀꜱꜱᴇꜱ ᴏꜰ ᴀʟʟ ɴᴜᴄʟɪᴅᴇꜱ ᴀʀᴇ ᴍᴇᴀꜱᴜʀᴇᴅ, ᴛʜᴜꜱ, ɪᴛꜱ ᴀᴛᴏᴍɪᴄ ᴍᴀꜱꜱ ɪꜱ ᴇxᴀᴄᴛʟʏ 12 ᴅᴀʟᴛᴏɴꜱ ʙʏ ᴅᴇꜰɪɴɪᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴄᴀʀʙᴏɴ-12 ɪꜱ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴏꜱᴇᴅ ᴏꜰ 6 ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏɴꜱ, 6 ɴᴇᴜᴛʀᴏɴꜱ, ᴀɴᴅ 6 ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴꜱ.

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