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
Since an element’s isotopes will have slightly different mass numbers, scientists also determine the atomic mass, which is the calculated mean of the mass number for its naturally occurring isotopes.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Electron capture has the same effect on the nucleus as does positron emission: The atomic number is decreased by one and the mass number does not change.
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