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How are atomic number and atomic mass related to atomic structure?

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The atomic number tells how many protons are in the atom, and the atomic mass tells how many neutrons and protons are in the atom together.
Like Oxygen has an atomic number of 8. It also has 8 protons. It's atomic mass is 16. It also has 16 neutrons and protons. Helium's atomic number is 1. It only has 1 proton. It's atomic mass is 1 because it doesn't have any neutrons.

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