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What is meant by unified mass, u?

What is meant by unified mass, u?

Grade:12th pass

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Pawan Prajapati
askIITians Faculty 60787 Points
2 years ago
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Jayesh Vashishtha
askIITians Faculty 1450 Points
2 years ago
Dear student,
 
Unified mass (u) refers to atomic mass unit (abbreviated as amu). It is defined as 1/12 the mass of an atom of carbon-12. According to latest IUPAC guidelines, we use the symbol u instead of amu to represent masses of atoms.
 
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Team Askiitians

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