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23 November, 02:50

Why did scientists choose carbon as a base for the atomic mass unit? Which isotope of carbon did they use?

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  1. 23 November, 02:53
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    I'm not sure about the first part but the second part (maybe because its an important part of all organic matter?) but they chose carbon-12 because amu's are 1/12 of carbon's mass.
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