The mass number of a nucleus is:

The mass number of a nucleus is:
  1. always less than its atomic number
  2. always more then its atomic number
  3. sometimes equal to its atomic number
  4. sometimes less than and sometimes more than its atomic number

Solution

A $\geq$ Z [Equality sign $\rightarrow$ hydrogen nucleus]

Asked in: NEET 2003

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