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The nucleus of an atom is very small compared with the overall size of the atom (see p. 11). It has a charge +Ze and a mass which is almost an integral multiple of the mass of the hydrogen atom. This integer is known as the mass number A.
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Pascoe, K.J. (1978). The Nucleus. In: An Introduction to the Properties of Engineering Materials. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-7068-0_23
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