Proton + Nuetron = Atomic Mass
In an atom, no. of protons = no. of electrons=atomic no. no. of neutrons=atomic mass-atomic no.
the atomic mass
Mass of an atom is determined by the no. of protons+ no. of neutrons in the atom.
To determine the number of protons, look at the atomic number. The number of electrons is also the atomic number.To find the number of neutrons subtract the atomic number from the Atomic Mass number.
Atomic mass minus atomic number. This is rather simplified but the atomic mass of an element is the total of all the protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom. Each proton and neutron has an atomic mass of approximately 1 AMU (atomic mass units) while an electron has an atomic mass of about 0.0005 AMU. So, you don't need to worry about the electrons. The atomic number of an element is simply the number of protons in the atom. So, atomic mass (number of protons and neutrons) minus atomic number (number of protons) equals number of neutrons in an atom.
To determine the number of neutrons in an atom, subtract the atomic number (number of protons) from the atomic mass number (rounded mass of the atom). Neutrons are particles found in the nucleus of an atom and carry no charge.
Atomic mass and atomic number are two different things. Atomic mass is the mass of an atom compared to that of hydrogen. The atomic number is the atom's position in the periodic table. It's also the number of protons it has.
Atomic Mass: protons AND neutrons atomic number: just protons
If you mean "how does one determine an atoms atomic mass?", then the answer would be to find a periodic table of elements where the whole numbers indicate atomic number and the other indicating atomic mass. Atomic number is generally described as the number of protons in a naturally occurring atom of a given element, and the atomic mass is the number of protons + number of neutrons in an atom.
protons plus neutrons
The characteristic of an atom that is not used to determine the number of neutrons is its atomic number. The atomic number indicates the number of protons in an atom, while the number of neutrons is derived from the difference between the atomic mass (which is the total number of protons and neutrons) and the atomic number. Therefore, only the atomic mass and the atomic number are needed to calculate the number of neutrons.
No, an atom of aluminum and an atom of gallium do not have the same atomic mass. Aluminum has an atomic mass of approximately 26.98 atomic mass units, while gallium has an atomic mass of approximately 69.72 atomic mass units.