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What is the term used to describe the number of protons plus the number of neutrons in an atom?
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What is the term used to describe the number of protons plus the number of neutrons in an atom?

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The atomic number is the number of protons in an element, while the mass number is the number of protons plus the number of neutrons.

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The atomic number is the number of protons in an element, while the mass number is the number of protons plus the number of neutrons.
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