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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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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If the compound’s molecular mass is determined to be 180 amu, this indicates that molecules of this compound contain six times the number of atoms represented in the empirical formula:
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Electrons are light particles with a charge of 1− and a mass of 0.00055 amu.
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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
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