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Nucleus: Common Terms

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Atomic number of a nucleus is Z and atomic mass is M. The number of neutron is

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M-Z

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M

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Z

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M+Z

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Solution

The correct option is A M-Z
N=M-Z=Total no. of nucleons – no. of protons.

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