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The atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of any given element. The mass number is the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom of an isotope of an element.

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How many protons and neutrons are in the nucleus of the atom?

No it is not the atomic number. We call it mass number.


What is the atom with same atomic number but different mass number?

We can find atomic mass and mass number in chemical elements. Atomic mass is about weight of the atom. Mass number is about total of neutrons and protons.


Atomic mass differing from atomic mass number?

Those are different facts. atomic number is total of protons and neutrons.


What is the difference between isobar and isotope?

isobars are elements with same mass numbers (Atomic Mass) and different atomic number (number of proton or electron)


Why atomic mass is different from the mass numbers?

atomic mass is the number of protons in an atom mass number is the number of protons plus neutrons in an atom


What does a mass number determine?

mass number = number of protons + number of neutrons DIFFERENT FROM ATOMIC MASS atomic mass = weighted average of all the isotopes of that element


Atomic mass differnet from the atomic mass number why is that?

The atomic mass is an average, allowing for the relative abundances of different isotopes.


How may neutrons does neon have?

Number of neutrons = Atomic mass - Atomic number Atomic number of neon: 10 Atomic mass: depending on the neon isotope, each isotope has a different mass


How many neutrons dose hassium have?

Number of neutrons = Atomic mass of an isotope - Atomic number of the element The atomic number of hassium is 108; each isotope of an element has a different number of neutrons and a different atomic mass.


How are atomic mass and atomic number different?

Atomic number is the number of protons in the nuclei of the atoms of an element. Atomic number is unique to each element. Atomic Mass is the combined mass of the protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom of an element.


What is an atomic mass number?

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.


Do isotopes of an element have the same atomic mass but different atomic number?

The different mass numbers are due to different numbers of neutrons.