When finding the mass number of an element do you round the atomic mass up or down? Ex. atomic mass of 74.9216, is the mass number 75 or 74

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Troy Keller

Chemistry

25 August, 05:18

When finding the mass number of an element do you round the atomic mass up or down? Ex. atomic mass of 74.9216, is the mass number 75 or 74

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Dulce Flowers · Answer 1

Round the answer to the nearest whole number.

Wilson Barrett · Answer 2

The total number of protons and neutrons in an atom is called the mass number. You can find the mass numberfor any element. The mass number canbe found by rounding the average atomic mass to the nearest whole number.

as an example

6.25 is closer to 6 than 7 so it is 6

6. 50 is closer to 7 so it is 7

you have to look at the thenth digit. if the number is 4 or less you have to round it down

if the tenth digit is 5 or greather than you have to round it up.