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If the unit for atomic mass were defined so that the mass of 1H were exactly 1.000 000 u, what would be the mass of (a) 12C (actual mass 12.000 000 u) and (b) 238U (actual mass 238.050 785 u)?

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If the unit for atomic mass were defined so that the mass of 1H
were exactly 1.000 000 u, what would be the mass of (a) ¹²C (actual
mass 12.000 000 u) and (b) ²³⁸U (actual mass 238.050 785 u)?

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