Atomic mass unit (amu / u)

原子质量单位 (amu / u)

Explanation (EN)

A micro-scale mass unit defined as exactly 1/12 the mass of an unbound ¹²C atom (1 u ≈ 1.6605 × 10⁻²⁴ g).

Explanation (ZH)

微观尺度的质量单位,定义为一个游离 ¹²C 原子质量的 1/12(1 u ≈ 1.6605 × 10⁻²⁴ g)。

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