atomic mass unit

(thing) by CentrX Sat Sep 30 2000 at 20:17:19

A unit of mass, exactly one-twelfth the mass of the neutral atom of carbon-12. One atomic mass unit equals 1.6605 × 10-24 grams and is equivalent to 931.48 MeV in energy.

Symbol: amu, u
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