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Grade 12th pass9 grade science

Define atomic mass.

Profile image of Harshit Singh
4 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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Profile image of Jayesh Vashishtha
4 Years ago
Dear student,
 
The atomic mass is the mass of an atom. Although the SI unit of mass is the kilogram, atomic mass is often expressed in the non-SI unit atomic mass unit or unified mass or dalton, where 1 amu or 1 u or 1 Da is defined as 1⁄12 of the mass of a single carbon-12 atom, at rest.
 
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