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  • Hydrogen's Atomic Mass Unit: Understanding the Number of Atoms
    This is a bit of a trick question! Here's why:

    * Atomic Mass Unit (amu): An atomic mass unit is defined as 1/12th the mass of a carbon-12 atom. It's a way to measure the mass of atoms and molecules.

    * Hydrogen: A hydrogen atom has a mass of approximately 1 amu.

    Therefore, 1 atomic mass unit of hydrogen contains approximately 1 hydrogen atom.

    However, it's important to note that this is an approximation. The actual mass of a hydrogen atom is slightly less than 1 amu.

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