Question

The number of electrons in a neutralatom is equal to the number of protons. The mass number of the atom(m) is equal to the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus. The number of ne

Answer 1

An amu is defined as exactly \(1/12\) of the mass of a carbon-12 atom and is equal to 1.6605 \(\times\) 10−24 g. Protons are relatively heavy particles with a charge of 1+ and a mass of1.0073 amu. Neutrons are relatively heavy particles with no charge and a mass of 1.0087 amu