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What partial contributes almost no mass to an atom

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Answer:

The number of electrons does not factor into the overall mass, because their mass is so small.

Step-by-step explanation:

Because protons and neutrons each have a mass of 1, the mass of an atom is equal to the number of protons and neutrons of that atom.

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