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The atomic weight unit is 1/12 from the Atomic Mass of isotope 12C.

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Atomic mass unit is a unit of mass for all chemical elements, not only for hydrogen. The atomic weight of hydrogen is [1,00784; 1,00811]; the conventional atomic weight is 1,008. 1 atom is equal to 1 amu.


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The unit of weight for elements is typically measured in atomic mass units (amu) or grams. The atomic mass unit is defined as one twelfth of the mass of a carbon-12 atom.


What unit of measure is used to measure atomic weight?

expressed in unified atomic mass unit, amuHowever, for practical purposes in the laboratory the relative atomic mass is used so the unit would be gram. (Relative atomic mass compares the mass of all elements to that of the carbon-12 isotope taken as exactly 12)


What is the small unit of mass used to label the weight of atoms?

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Does 8 protons have a weight of one atomic mass unit?

The mass of eight protons is approx. 8 amu.


What does amu mean in the atomic mass of an element aside of it?

AMU stands for atomic mass unit. It is a unit of mass used to express atomic and molecular weights. One atomic mass unit is defined as a mass equal to one twelfth the mass of a carbon-12 atom.


What is the standard for atomic mass unit called?

One twelfth (1/12) the mass of a carbon-12 atom is one atomic mass unit (amu, or just u).


What does amu satand for?

AMU stands for atomic mass unit. It is a unit of mass used to express atomic and molecular weights. 1 atomic mass unit is defined as one twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12.


What is one twelfth of the mass of the carbon 12 atom?

the answer is the atomic mass unit


Which one particle has a mass of approximately atomic mass unit and a unit positive charge?

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What unit is used to meause weighted average atomic mass?

The unit used to measure weighted average atomic mass is atomic mass unit (amu). This unit is a standard for atomic and molecular mass measurements in chemistry and is defined as one twelfth of the mass of an atom of carbon-12.