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you call it a proton you scince geek!

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The mass number is used to calculate the number of what?

The number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus


The mass number is used to calculate the number of?

protons and neutrons in an atom. It is the sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.


Mass number - atomic number?

The mass number represents the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom. The atomic number specifies the number of protons in the nucleus. The difference between the mass number and atomic number gives the number of neutrons in the nucleus.


The mass number of an atom indicates the number of what?

The mass number is the sum of protons + neutrons.


What contributes to an atom's atomic number and to its mass number?

An atom's atomic number is determined by the number of protons in its nucleus, which are positively charged. The mass number is the sum of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus, as neutrons contribute to the atom's mass but not its charge.


Is the atomic number of an atom is equal to the number of protons or neutrons in the nucleus?

Protons


What is the sum of protons and neutrons in an atom?

Mass number!:)


Total number of particles in the nucleus is called what?

There are two types of particles in the nucleus of an atom, which are the Protons and the Neutrons. The number of particles in the nucleus depends what is the element. For example, Oxygen has 8 protons and 8 neutrons in the nucleus and Phosphorus has 15 protons and 16 neutrons in the nucleus.


What is the number on the periodic table that indicates the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of one atom of an element?

The number on the periodic table that indicates the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom is the atomic mass number, which is typically located on the top of the element's symbol. It is the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.


What does the mass of an atom depend on?

The number of neutrons and protons in the nucleus of the atom.


Define the term mass number?

Mass number is a value approximate to the number of protons (Atomic Number) plus the number of neutrons within an atom of the element considered. I say approximate as mass number takes into account the mass of the nucleus and not the actual number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.


Where are protons and neutrons in an atom?

protons and neutrons are located in the atom's nucleus.