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the term "mass number" is substituted by the term [[Nucleon number|nucleon number]] for the following reasons:


# the physical property named mass number is dimensionless and hence not a mass
# the symbol m which was often used for the physical quantity mass number is reserved for mass
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The definition on the front page should be
{{Sugdef|m/z|
The number of the protons and neutrons in an atom, molecule or ion.
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:--[[User:Kkmurray|K. Murray]] 18:03, 7 Jun 2005 (CDT)

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