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How are the atomic mass unit and the atomic mass related?

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Answer:

~~because they are the same~~
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Atomic mass is the quantitive propertie of the mass of an atom,
the atomic mass unit is the (standard) UNIT by which it is measured:
1 a.m.u. = 1.66*10^-27 kg

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