What Does the Mass Number Minus the Atomic Number Represent

question 63

Multiple Choice

What does the mass number minus the atomic number represent?

• A)number of protons
• B)number of electrons
• C)number of neutrons
• D)number of protons - number of neutrons
• E)number of neutrons - number of protons

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