NEET AIPMT SOLVED PAPER 2003

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                    The mass number of a nucleus is:                                                                                                            

    A)                 sometimes equal to its atomic number

    B)                 sometimes less than and sometimes more than its atomic number

    C)                 always less than its atomic number

    D)                 always more than its atomic number

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    Mass number = Atomic number + Number of neutrons                 For example, in case of hydrogen                 Number of neutrons = 0                 Thus, mass number = atomic number                 Hence, sometimes the atomic number is equal to the mass number.


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