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Compare the mass number and atomic number for isotopes of an element. Explain your answer

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The atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus and also the number of orbiting electrons. The mass number is the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.

The mass number minus the atomic number is the number of neutrons in the nucleus.

An isotope will have a different atomic mass.

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