Question

The atomic mass of the atom is composed of the mass of _____. protons + electrons neutrons + electrons protons + neutrons just neutrons

Answer 1

Mass of Protons and Neutrons

Answer 2

Answer : The atomic mass of the atom is composed of the mass of protons + neutrons.

Explanation :

Atomic number : It is defined as the number of protons or number of electrons.

Atomic number = number of protons = number of electrons

Atomic mass : It is defined as the sum of number of protons and number of neutrons.

Atomic mass = Number of protons  + Number of neutrons

For example : The sodium (Na) elements has atomic number 11. That means, the number of electrons and number of protons is equal to 11. The number of neutrons are 12. So, the atomic mass will be:

Atomic mass of Na = Number of protons  + Number of neutrons

Atomic mass of Na = 11 + 12 = 23

Hence, the atomic mass of the atom is composed of the mass of protons + neutrons.