An atom of an element has a mass of 1.0555 x 10^-22 grams. What is the atomic mass of the element?

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The atomic mass in atomic mass units (amu) can be calculated by dividing the mass of the atom in grams by the mass of one atomic mass unit (1.660539040 x 10^-24 grams). Therefore, $1.0555 \times 10^{-22} \, \text{grams} \div 1.660539040 \times 10^{-24} \, \text{grams/amu} = 63.541 \, \text{amu}$.

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