The atomic mass of an element whose atoms consist of eight protons, nine neutrons, and eight electrons is _____. (Ignore the periodic table entry for this element and only consider what the atomic mass would be given the number of subatomic particles in this question). 8 16 17 25

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The atomic mass of an element whose atoms consist of eight protons, nine neutrons, and eight electrons is _____. (Ignore the periodic table entry for this element and only consider what the atomic mass would be given the number of subatomic particles in this question).   8 16 17 25

anonymous · Answer

first of all, you might have want to put this in the chemistry section :)
the answer is 17.
because you add the number of protons with the amount of neutrons. and the electrons are so small that you dont have to look at them usually.