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Stefan V.
Apr 10, 2015

One atomic mass unit, or unified atomic mass unit, is defined as 1/12th of the mass of a neutral carbon-12 atom and is equivalent to

#"1 amu" = 1.66053892 * 10^(-27)"kg"#

Expressed in grams, 1 amu is equal to

#1.66053892 * 10^(-27)cancel("kg") * (10^(3)"g")/(1cancel("kg")) = 1.66053892 * 10^(-24)"g"#

http://wwwaboutmole.blogspot.ro/2012/01/2-mole-and-mass.html

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