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

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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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The average mass of a neon atom in the solar wind is 20.15 amu.

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The amu was originally defined based on hydrogen, the lightest element, then later in terms of oxygen.

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Ex. amu = love! ni amu = let us love.

From International Language Past, Present and Future: With Specimens of Esperanto and Grammar by Clark, Walter John