Question
The mass number of a nucleus is equal to:

Answer

  1. The number of nucleons in the nucleus.
Explanation:
Mass number of a nucleus is defined as the sum of the number of neutron and protons present in the nucleus, i.e. the number of nucleons in the nucleus.

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