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amu

American  
Or AMU

abbreviation

  1. atomic mass unit.


AMU 1 British  

abbreviation

  1. Associated Metalworkers Union

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amu 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. atomic mass unit

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The isotopic composition of lithium from naturally occurring minerals is 7.5% 6Li and 92.5% 7Li, which have masses of 6.01512 amu and 7.01600 amu, respectively.

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The principal component of mothballs is naphthalene, a compound with a molecular mass of about 130 amu, containing only carbon and hydrogen.

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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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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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In Tahiti "to eat" changes to amu, in Hawaii and Samoa to ai, in Ban to kana, in Nina to kana, in Nongone to kaka, and in New Caledonia to ki.

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