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Calculate the energy equivalent of 1 atomic mass unit.

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1 amu = `1.66xx10^(-27)kg=m,c=3xx10^(8)ms^(-1)`
1 eV = `1.6xx10^(-19)J`
E = `mc^(2)=1.66xx10^(27)xx(3xx10^(8))^(2)=14.94xx10^(11)J`
= `(14.94xx10^(-11))/(1.6xx10^(-19))933.7xx10^(6)eV=933MeV`.
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