Nuclei Ques 81

81. The mass number of a nucleus is

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(a) sometimes less than or sometimes more than its atomic number

(b) always less than its atomic number in a neutral atom

(c) always more than its atomic number in a neutral atom

(d) sometimes equal to its atomic number

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Answer:

Correct Answer: 81.(d)

Solution:

  1. (d) In case of hydrogen atom,

Mass number $\neq$ atomic number