Discussion
The mass number of a nucleus is
Answer: B
The mass number is the sum of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus, together called the nucleons.
It is always a whole number and is at least equal to the atomic number, which counts protons only. Atomic weight, by contrast, is an average over the natural isotopes and so is usually fractional.
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