Question

What is meant by atomic mass number? Explain how the atomic number and mass number of carbon are 6 and 12 respectively.​

Answer 1

Explanation:

atomic meants symbol mass number

carbon is 6 and 12 respectively

Answer 2

Answer:

Atomic number of an element refers to the number of electrons or protons present in that element. ... Carbon has 6 protons, 6 electrons and 6 neutrons. So the atomic number is 6 as the number of protons is 6. The mass number is 12 as the sum of protons and neutrons is 12.

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