The
unified atomic mass unit (symbol:
u) or
dalton (symbol:
Da) is the standard
unit that is used for indicating
mass on an atomic or molecular scale (
atomic mass). One unified atomic mass unit is approximately the mass of one
nucleon (either a single
proton or
neutron) and is numerically equivalent to 1
g/mol. It is defined as one twelfth of the mass of an
unbound neutral atom of
carbon-12 in its nuclear and electronic
ground state, and has a value of . The
CIPM has categorised it as a non-
SI unit accepted for use with the SI, and whose value in SI units must be obtained experimentally.