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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Atomic Mass Unit (u): A unit of mass, abbreviated u, that is exactly 1/12 the mass of a carbon-12 atom. 1 u equals 1.66x 10-24 grams.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

why did they take carbon as reference and not hydrogen ?

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