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The mass of a proton is the same as the mass of a neutron

True or false

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Answer:

The proton and neutron have similar mass with the mass of the neutron slightly larger than that of the proton. Each of these particles has a mass approximately 1800 times greater than that of an electron. ... The atomic number of an element is equal to the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of that element

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Answer:

This statement is true.

Step-by-step explanation:

Both protons and neutrons have a mass of one.

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