mass number
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As an example, the masses and radii of all nuclei up to mass number 50 were calculated using this method.
From Science Daily • May 15, 2024
The mass number and atomic number of carbon-13 is 13 and 12 , while that of carbon-12 is 12 and 6 , respectively.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
If the atomic number and the mass number of all but one of the particles in a nuclear reaction are known, we can identify the particle by balancing the reaction.
From Textbooks • Feb. 14, 2019
This continues up to A ≈ 60 , roughly corresponding to the mass number of iron.
From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015
In this system forces were considered inherent in matter, being expressed as mechanical movements, and determined by mass, number, and weight.
From A History of Science — Volume 4 by Williams, Henry Smith
