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The mass number of a nucleus is....

The mass number of a nucleus is.

A

Always less then its atomic number

B

Always more than its atomic number

C

Always equal to its atomic number

D

Sometimes more than and sometimes equal to its atomic number

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D
(d) In hydrogen, atomic number and mass number are equal.
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