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If given the mass number and the number of protons in a reaction how can you show

that the number of protons are conserved?

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Protons and neutrons are both about 1 atomic mass unit. If half of total atomic mass on the product side is equal to the given mass, and the added atomic numbers of all the atoms present are equal to the given number of protons, the reaction shows that the protons are conserved.

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