Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Mass number and Atomic Number


Mass number.
Mass number which is also known as the nucleon number, is the sum of the number of protons and neutrons.

Mass Number = Number of Protons + Number of Neutrons.

Atomic number.
The number of protons in the nucleus of an atom determines an element's atomic number. In other words, each element has a unique number that identifies how many protons are in one atom of that element. For example, all hydrogen atoms, and only hydrogen atoms, contain one proton and have an atomic number of 1.
references taken from: wkipedia

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