The mass number for an isotope is 14. This isotope could be: a carbon atom with 8 neutrons an oxygen atom with 7 neutrons a sodium atom with 8 neutrons a nitrogen atom with 8 neutrons

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The mass number for an isotope is 14. This isotope could be:
a carbon atom with 8 neutrons
an oxygen atom with 7 neutrons
a sodium atom with 8 neutrons
a nitrogen atom with 8 neutrons
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Mass number of an atom is the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of the atom. The protons are the positively charged subatomic particle and neutrons are the neutral charged ones. 

For any element, the number of protons never varies and the different isotopes of any atom have different number of neutrons.

The atomic number, Z, of any element indicates the number of protons. The number of neutrons may or may not be equal to the atomic number

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