How can two different atoms have the same mass numbet

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Uriah Potts

Chemistry

15 September, 06:50

How can two different atoms have the same mass numbet

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Jade Wyatt · Answer 1

Answer is - Atoms of an element with the same mass number make up an isotope of the element. Different isotopes of the same element cannot have the same mass number, but isotopes of different elements often do have the same mass number, e. g., carbon-14 (6 protons and 8 neutrons) and nitrogen-14 (7 protons and 7 neutrons).