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  • 17-02-2016
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An atom has 6 protons and neutrons in its nucleus find the mass number and number of electrons

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PhyCS
PhyCS PhyCS
  • 17-02-2016
The mass number is 12, obviously, since it has 6 protons and neutrons each, and each one counts as 1 atomic mass units, so 6+6 = 12. The number of electrons, if the atom is not an ion, should be equal to the number of protons, so the answer to the number of electrons is 6.
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