What is the difference between atomic mass and mass no.??
Swagat Bordoloi , 10 Years ago
Grade 12
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BAYANA SAGAR
Last Activity: 10 Years ago
ATOMIC NUMBER MEANS THE NUMBER OF PROTONS OR ELECTRONS PRESENT IN AN ATOM.WHEREAS THE ATOMIC MASS MEANS THE MASS OF AN ATOM.NEARLY ATOMIC MASS IS DOUBLE IN NUMBER WITH ATOMIC MASS
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Swagat Bordoloi
Last Activity: 10 Years ago
Thanks .. But i asked the difference between MASS NO. and ATOMIC MASS.
Anyways thanks.
Smrithi Manoharan
Last Activity: 10 Years ago
Atomic Mass
# One atomic mass (1u) is defined as exactly one-twelfth the mass of an atom of carbon-12.
# Atomic mass unit is denoted by letter `u`.
Mass Number
# The total number of protons and neutrons present in one atom of an element is known as its mass number.
# The mass number of an element is denoted by letter `A`.
Atomic mass is the average of several elements` masses ((the formula is AM = (% abundance)(mass1) + (% abundance)(mass2) +...))
Mass number is just the mass of one element.
atomic number is the number of protons (or neutrons) in an element . eg- atomic number of oxygen is 8 and that of lithium is 3. atomic mass is the number of protons +the number of neutrons .it is approx. double the atomic number .eg- atomic mass of oxygen is 16 and carbon is 12. hope this helps you.......
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