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Can someone help me out here? I seem to be confusing something...
so I get how carbon-12 atom, = 12 a.m.u (atomic mass units) since it has 6 neutrons and 6 protons for a total of 12 amu's
now I read that 1 a.m.u = 1.66 x 10^-24 grams
Ok fine so far...
but then how come they say on the periodic table one carbon atom = 12 g/mol??? where do they get this from? isn't that just 12 a.m.u
if you take 1.66 x 10^-24 grams (1 amu) and multiply it by 12, you don't get 12 grams..
I am lost, someone help me out here...
so I get how carbon-12 atom, = 12 a.m.u (atomic mass units) since it has 6 neutrons and 6 protons for a total of 12 amu's
now I read that 1 a.m.u = 1.66 x 10^-24 grams
Ok fine so far...
but then how come they say on the periodic table one carbon atom = 12 g/mol??? where do they get this from? isn't that just 12 a.m.u
if you take 1.66 x 10^-24 grams (1 amu) and multiply it by 12, you don't get 12 grams..
I am lost, someone help me out here...