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Write reason for selecting carbon as standard unit to express atomic mass ​

Write reason for selecting carbon as standard unit to express atomic mass ​-example-1
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Carbon- is an isotope of carbon with mass no. .

It is the maximum considerable carbon isotope and is used as an atomic weight standard.

Carbon- as the reference point for figuring the atomic masses :

Six protons, six neutrons, and six electrons make up carbon- .

There aren't any different nuclides aside from carbon- which have absolute (whole) numbers on this scale.

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