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[[File:ElementTile.png|right|400px|thumb|An [[element]] tile showing the '''mass number'''.]] | [[File:ElementTile.png|right|400px|thumb|An [[element]] tile showing the '''mass number'''.]] | ||
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===About The Atomic Mass=== | ===About The Atomic Mass=== | ||
Revision as of 12:05, 23 November 2018
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Meaning
An element tile showing the mass number.
The Atomic Mass or mass number is the number of nucleons (protons + neutrons) in an atom.
About The Atomic Mass
- Two atoms of the same element may have the same Atomic Number but a different Atomic Mass depending on the number of neutrons in the nucleus. Elements with different mass numbers are called isotopes.
- The atomic mass is not affected by the number of electrons.
- Only the particles in the nucleus affect the atomic mass.
Examples
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| Hydrogen has one nucleon so it has an atomic mass of 1. | Helium has four nucleons so it has an atomic mass of 4. | Lithium has seven nucleons so it has an atomic mass of 7. | Beryllium has eleven nucleons so it has an atomic mass of 11. |