amu
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The average mass of a neon atom in the solar wind is 20.15 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 mass of a hydrogen atom is 1.007825 amu; that of a tritium atom is 3.01605 amu; and that of an α particle is 4.00150 amu.
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A neutron is a slightly heavier particle with a mass 1.0087 amu and a charge of zero; as its name suggests, it is neutral.
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In favour of regarding amu as some sort of reed, here used collectively, it may be pointed out that the Sumerian verb in l.
From Legends of Babylon and Egypt in relation to Hebrew tradition by King, L. W. (Leonard William)
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