amu
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amu
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Example Sentences
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If the compound’s molecular mass is determined to be 180 amu, this indicates that molecules of this compound contain six times the number of atoms represented in the empirical formula:
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Protons are relatively heavy particles with a charge of 1+ and a mass of 1.0073 amu.
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A neutron is a slightly heavier particle with a mass 1.0087 amu and a charge of zero; as its name suggests, it is neutral.
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Referring to the periodic table, the atomic mass of K is 39.10 amu, and so its molar mass is 39.10 g/mol.
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Ex. a baibe, amu baibe, man tall, woman tall; uli baibitsi mau, pot big-in put it, put it in the big pot; ifana? is it good? ifan’ ala, it is good.
From The Mafulu Mountain People of British New Guinea by Williamson, Robert Wood
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