Question

What information does the atomic mass of an element provide?


A.
the sum of electrons and protons in an atom


B.
the difference between the number of protons and electrons


C.
the number of protons and neutrons in an atom


D.
the number of isotopes

Answer 1

the number of protons and neutrons in an atom.

Atomic mass is found by adding together the individual masses of the numbers of protons, neutrons, and electrons in the atom. --> Atomic Mass = protons + neutrons

Answer 2

C?

Answer 3

Yes.