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Chemistry Worksheet, Atomic Number and Mass Number

the shorthand notation of writing the mass number and atomic number next to the symbol of the element. - Remember that the atomic number - is the number of PROTONS in the nucleus of the atom of that element. - Remember that the mass number (a.k.a atomic mass)- is the number of PROTONS and NEUTRONS in the nucleus of the atoms of that element.