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Mass Number is slightly less than the actual atomic mass

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atomic mass ormass number=mass of neutrons+mass of protons.i.e electron is not present in the mass number. Soactual atomic mass is greater than mass number.however the difference between them is negligible becausemass of electron is1/1837of protons.

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