Is an $amu$ $"amu"$ related to protonic mass?

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Is an $amu$ $"amu"$ related to protonic mass?

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Answer 1 · 2017-05-11T16:05:46

Well, yes, it is effectively the mass relative to a proton.........

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And specifically it is the mass RELATIVE to the mass of $\frac{1}{12} th$ $1/12"th"$ the mass of the $^{12} C$ $""^12C$ isotope $(\equiv 1 amu)$ $(-="1 amu")$ . It is thus a dimensionless quantity.

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