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What is the difference between mass number and atomic mass?

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To answer the question "What is the difference between mass number and atomic mass?", we can break it down into a step-by-step explanation. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Definition of Mass Number**: - Mass number is defined as the total number of protons and neutrons present in the nucleus of an atom. - It is calculated using the formula: \[ ...
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S CHAND IIT JEE FOUNDATION-ATOMIC STRUCTURE-QUESTION BANK-20
  1. What do you understand by atomic mass of an element?

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  2. Two types of atoms of chlorine have atomic masses 35 and 37, then why ...

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  3. What is the difference between mass number and atomic mass?

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  4. Discovery Of Neutrons is by ?

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  5. How was the stability of atom explained by Bohr's model?

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  6. Why is atomic number always calculated from the number of protons in t...

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  7. Atomic number of chlorine is 17. What will be the atomic number of chl...

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  8. Atomic number of sodium is 11. What will be the atomic number of sodiu...

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  9. What are the postulates of Bohr's model of atom? How does Bohr model o...

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  10. Why are atomic masses of most of the elements fractional and not whole...

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  11. Why does helium exist as He whereas hydrogen exists as H2

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  12. Name the three isotopes of hydrogen. How do they differ from each othe...

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  13. M-shell can have up to 18 electrons, then why does potassium (Atomic n...

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  14. What are the different isotopes of oxygen? Write their symbols and dra...

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  15. As we move away from the nucleus, in atom the potential energy of elec...

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  16. Could a nucleus of more than one proton but no neutrons exist? Explain...

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  17. The valence shell of an element ""(20)^(40)X is the 3rd shell.

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  18. According to Bohr's atomic model, electrons revolve around the nucleus...

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  19. The mass number of the atom of an element is the sum of the number of ...

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  20. The maximum number of electrons present in the 5th shell is 32. (True ...

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