CL 35 the 35 means that it has 17 protons and 18 neutrons. Why isn’t this 35.000 instead of 35.453? Because the mass of the neutron is the combined mass of a proton plus an electron. That’s where you get the extra bit on.
61 posted on 12/15/2010 8:27:16 PM PST by BenKenobi
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CL 35 the 35 means that it has 17 protons and 18 neutrons. Why isn’t this 35.000 instead of 35.453? Because the mass of the neutron is the combined mass of a proton plus an electron. That’s where you get the extra bit on.