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Re: Mass



(5) Depending on how the NIST experiments turn out, we may
end up defining the standard kilogram as a certain number of
atoms (probably of silicon).

How would we know how many atoms are in the sample? By measuring the
mass? Volume?

P.S. Does it matter how the atoms are configured?
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