What do you mean by the atomic mass?

Number of protons - Number of electrons

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Number of neutrons - Number of protons

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Number of electrons + Number of protons

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Number of neutrons + Number of protons

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The correct option is D
Number of neutrons + Number of protons

The atomic mass is the mass of an atom of a particular element. Atomic mass of an atom is approximately equivalent to the sum of number of protons and neutrons present in it.

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Q. Identify the correct statements.
(i) Atomic number = number of protons + number of electrons
(ii) Mass number = number of protons + number of neutrons
(iii) Atomic mass = number of protons = number of neutrons
(iv) Atomic number = number of protons = number of electrons

Q. Which of the following are true for an element?
(i) Atomic number = number of protons + number of electrons
(ii) Mass number = number of protons + number of neutrons
(iii) Atomic mass = number of protons = number of neutrons
(iv) Atomic number = number of protons = number of electrons

Which of the following statements is/ are correct about neutral elements?

(i) Atomic number = number of protons = number of electrons
(ii) Mass number = number of protons + number of neutrons
(iii) Atomic number = number of protons + number of electrons
(iv) Mass number = number of neutrons = number of electrons

Q. Complete the following table.

(i)

Atomic number	Mass number	Number of neutrons	Number of protons	Number of electrons	Name of the Atomic species
9	-	10	-	-	-

(ii)

Atomic number	Mass number	Number of neutrons	Number of protons	Number of electrons	Name of the Atomic species
16	32	-	-	-	Sulphur

(iii)

Atomic number	Mass number	Number of neutrons	Number of protons	Number of electrons	Name of the Atomic species
16	32	-	-	-	Sulphur

(iv)

Atomic number	Mass number	Number of neutrons	Number of protons	Number of electrons	Name of the Atomic species
-	2	-	1	-	-

(v)

Atomic number	Mass number	Number of neutrons	Number of protons	Number of electrons	Name of the Atomic species
-	1	0	1	1	-

Q. Question 6
Which of the following are true for an element?
(i) Atomic number = number of protons + number of electrons
(ii) Mass number = number of protons + number of neutrons
(iii) Atomic number = number of protons = number of neutrons
(iv) Atomic number = number of protons = number of electrons

(a) (i) and (ii)
(b) (i) and (iii)
(c) (ii) and (iii)
(d) (ii) and (iv)

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What do you mean by the atomic mass?

The correct option is D Number of neutrons + Number of protons The atomic mass is the mass of an atom of a particular element. Atomic mass of an atom is approximately equivalent to the sum of number of protons and neutrons present in it.

The correct option is D
Number of neutrons + Number of protons

The atomic mass is the mass of an atom of a particular element. Atomic mass of an atom is approximately equivalent to the sum of number of protons and neutrons present in it.