Gram (abbreviation: gm): is a SI (metric) system unit of mass. Where, at the temperature of melting ice, it is the absolute weight of a volume equal to the hundredth part of a metre cube of pure water.
Atomic Mass Unit (abbreviations: amu, or u): also known as dalton (symbol: Da), is a standard unit of mass that used on an atomic or molecular scale (atomic mass). One unified atomic mass unit is about the mass of one nucleon (either a single proton or neutron) and equivalent to 1 g/mol.
How to Convert Grams to Atomic Mass Units
Example: How many atomic mass units are equivalent to 88.42 grams?
As;
1 grams = 6.024E+23 atomic mass units
88.42 grams = Y atomic mass units
Assuming Y is the answer, and by criss-cross principle;
Y equals 88.42 times 6.024E+23 over 1
(i.e.) Y = 88.42 * 6.024E+23 / 1 = 5.3264208E+25 atomic mass units
Answer is: 5.3264208E+25 atomic mass units are equivalent to 88.42 grams.
Practice Question: Convert the following units into amu:
N.B.: After working out the answer to each of the next questions, click adjacent button to see the correct answer.
( i ) 87.45 gm
( ii ) 70.69 gm
( iii ) 1.82 gm
