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Many of the important properties of atomic nuclei, as well as the experimental evidence for these properties, were discussed in previous chapters. It was shown that the total number of nucleons in a nucleus is equal to the mass number A of the particular isotope of the element. A nucleon thus has a mass number 1 and may be a proton or a neutron. It was further shown that the number of protons in the nucleus is equal to the atomic number (Z) of the element and that the number (N) of neutrons in the nucleus is A-Z.
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Semat, H., Albright, J.R. (1972). Radioactivity. In: Introduction to Atomic and Nuclear Physics. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9701-8_14
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