What is the difference between atomic mass, mass number and atomic number?

What will be an ideal response?


Atomic number is the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom. Atomic mass is the weighted average mass of all naturally occurring isotopes of the atom. Mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons found in an atom.

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The conjunctiva that cover the anterior surface of the eye is termed the ________ conjunctiva.

A. visceral B. epithelial C. retinal D. palpebral E. ocular

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Which of the following would not be a possible cause of sickling of red blood cells in someone with sickle-cell anemia?

A) malaria B) vigorous exercise C) prolonged exposure to cold D) travel at high altitude

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GI tract hormones can affect the same organs that secrete them.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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In a patient experiencing a parasitic worm infection, which of the following immune cells will greatly increase in number?

A. mast cells B. eosinophils C. monocytes D. neutrophils E. basophils

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