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An atom has 30 protons and 30 neutrons. What is its mass number?

User Liuzhijun
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  • No of protons=30
  • No of neutrons=30

Mass number=No of protons+No of neutrons


\\ \sf\longmapsto Mass\:No=30+30


\\ \sf\longmapsto Mass\:No=60

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Step-by-step explanation:

Here,

Protons(p+)=30

Neutrons(N⁰)=30

We know,

Atomic mass(z)=(P+)+(N⁰)

=30+30

=60

User Amr Ibrahim
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