Initially, scientists defined the atomic mass unit (u) as 1/16 of the mass of an atom of naturally occurring oxygen.
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Initially, the atomic mass unit (u) was defined as one-twelfth the mass of a carbon-12 atom. This definition provided a standard reference for comparing the masses of other atoms and establishing their atomic masses.