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Give the scientific reason : Atomic mas...

Give the scientific reason :
Atomic mass number is a whole number.

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(1) The total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of the atom is called the atomic mass number(A).
(2) As protons and neutrons are whole numbers, the atomic mass number is also a whole number.
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