KevinD

well, i actually went to the professor over the physics department and found the proper numbers. 1u = 1.67x10^-27 kg. so in order to find Uranium 235's mass in kg its 1.67x10^-27 x 235.043923 = the mass of U235 in kg. That's what i was looking for. I just didn know the 1u number which is where the research came in. this all comes from the head physicist and a chart of strange and nebulous numbers.

that really doesnt help me much when i dont understand how that relates to this. Merged post follows: Consecutive posts mergedi also need to mentio that that isnt the answer to the problem but merely gets me started on the problem.

Hello all, I'm obviously new here. I've got a Physics problem that i need help on. Its really just a converion really. Am working on a mass spectrameter problem and i need to convert the AMU of U235 and U238 to kg in scientific notation (i.e. 0.00x10^-26 kg or something like that). What i have us u235 is 235.043923 and u238 is 238.050783. Thanks!