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How do you find the amount of nuetrons in an atom?

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The mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus. The atomic number is the number of protons. Therefore, you can subtract the atomic number from the mass number to find the number of neutrons.
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you would subtract the atomic number from the mass weight.
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