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Calculate the atomic mass (average atomic mass) of naturally occurring oxygen.

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Atomic mass is, literally, a measure of mass.

One atomic mass unit is a very, very, very, very, very, very small fraction of a gram.

It is actually defined using the most common isotope of carbon, which is carbon-12.

The average atomic mass of Oxygen is 15.999 u.
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