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amu

American

Or AMU

abbreviation

atomic mass unit.

AMU ¹ British

abbreviation

Associated Metalworkers Union

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amu ² British

abbreviation

atomic mass unit

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

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An element has the following natural abundances and isotopic masses: 90.92% abundance with 19.99 amu, 0.26% abundance with 20.99 amu, and 8.82% abundance with 21.99 amu.

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Electrons are light particles with a charge of 1− and a mass of 0.00055 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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U. 'alu. alua, dehortative, no! don't! alua fasi, wait a while! alula v. n. putting, becoming. alualu v. i. bae alualu, to promise. aluga partic. unloosed. luga. amu 1. poss. sing.

From Grammar and Vocabulary of the Lau Language, Solomon Islands by Ivens, W. G. (Walter George)

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