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Show that a mass of 1.00 amu is equivalent to 931.5 MeV.

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To show that a mass of 1.00 amu is equivalent to 931.5 MeV, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the definition of 1 amu 1 amu (atomic mass unit) is defined as 1/12 of the mass of a carbon-12 atom. In terms of kilograms, 1 amu is approximately equal to \(1.66 \times 10^{-27}\) kg. ### Step 2: Use Einstein's mass-energy equivalence formula According to Einstein's mass-energy equivalence principle, the energy (E) equivalent to a mass (m) can be calculated using the formula: \[ ...
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Assertion : 1 amu is equal to 931.48 MeV. Reason: 1 amu is equal to 1/12th the mass of C^12 atom.