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Which compound is used as a standard for defining the atomic mass unit (amu)?

AHydrogen-1
BCarbon-12
COxygen-16
DNitrogen-14

✓ Correct Answer: BCarbon-12

One atomic mass unit is defined as exactly 1/12th of the mass of a single carbon-12 atom.

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