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Q: What is unit slips with mass defect?

Convert atomic mass units to kilograms (1 u = 1.6610^-27 kg) before using E = m\,c^2, unless working in MeV with a conversion factor.

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What is unit slips with mass defect?

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Convert atomic mass units to kilograms (

1 \text{ u} = 1.66\times10^{-27} \text{ kg}

) before using

E = \Delta m\,c^2

, unless working in MeV with a conversion factor.

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