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Paper 3 · Nuclear Physics and Radioactivity

In terms of nuclear constituents, what is meant by mass number?

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protons plus neutrons

Also accepted: sum of protons and neutrons

Explanation: Mass number is the total number of protons and neutrons (nucleons) in the nucleus.

Derived from ZIMSEC Physics Paper 3, November 2002, Q6

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