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What determines the atomic mass of an element?

A.
the sum of the protons and the neutrons

B.
the sum of the protons and electrons

C.
the sum of the ions and isotopes

D.
the sum of the neutrons and the electrons

Question

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What determines the atomic mass of an element?	
 
 A.
the sum of the protons and the neutrons
 
 B.
the sum of the protons and electrons
 
 C.
the sum of the ions and isotopes
 
 D.
the sum of the neutrons and the electrons

dm91 · Answer

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michele_laino · Answer

hint:
the mass of an atom is due, mainly, to the mass of nucleons, namely protons and neutrons, since the mass of an electron is $1/1840$ times the mass of a nucleons, then it is negligible

dm91 · Answer

so then would it be the sum of the protons and the neutrons?

michele_laino · Answer

yes!

dm91 · Answer

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michele_laino · Answer

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dm91 · Answer

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