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Relative Atomic Mass Scale
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One atom (Carbon-12) has been ARBITRARILY chosen as the standard for the scale and has been assigned a relative mass value. The masses of all other atoms are expressed in relation to this defined standard
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mass of a carbon-12 atom
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12 amu
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1 gram equals how many amu?
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1 g = 6.02214 x 10^23 amu
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Average Atomic Mass
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the weighted average of the atomic masses of the naturally occurring isotopes of an element
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