What is the mass of an atom?
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Atomic mass is defined as the number of protons and neutrons in an atom, where each proton and neutron has a mass of approximately 1 amu (1.0073 and 1.0087, respectively). The electrons within an atom are so miniscule compared to protons and neutrons that their mass is negligible.♥️
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ᴀᴛᴏᴍɪᴄ ᴍᴀss ɪs ᴅᴇғɪɴᴇᴅ ᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴜᴍʙᴇʀ ᴏғ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴜᴛʀᴏɴs ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ, ᴡʜᴇʀᴇ ᴇᴀᴄʜ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏɴ ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴜᴛʀᴏɴ ʜᴀs ᴀ ᴍᴀss ᴏғ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏxɪᴍᴀᴛᴇʟʏ 1 ᴀᴍᴜ (1.0073 ᴀɴᴅ 1.0087, ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ). ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʟᴇᴄᴛʀᴏɴs ᴡɪᴛʜɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴀᴛᴏᴍ ᴀʀᴇ sᴏ ᴍɪɴɪsᴄᴜʟᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀᴏᴛᴏɴs ᴀɴᴅ ɴᴇᴜᴛʀᴏɴs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ᴍᴀss ɪs ɴᴇɢʟɪɢɪʙʟᴇ.
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