The mass of an atom is the sum of the masses of protons and neutrons.

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The mass of an atom is the sum of the masses of protons and neutrons. The mass of a neutron is slightly higher than that of a proton and the mass of an electron is $\frac{1}{1837}$ th the mass of a proton(which is negligible and hence not considered).

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