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amu

American

Or AMU

abbreviation

atomic mass unit.

AMU ¹ British

abbreviation

Associated Metalworkers Union

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amu ² British

abbreviation

atomic mass unit

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Figure 3.2 outlines the calculations used to derive the molecular mass of chloroform, which is 119.37 amu.

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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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This change proceeds with a mass loss of 0.0188 amu, corresponding to the release of 1.69 109 kilojoules per mole of formed.

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The mass of the atom is 22.9898 amu.

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The Sumerian word translated by amu is written gi-dir, with the element gi, "reed", in l.

From Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition by King, L. W. (Leonard William)

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