When an atom becomes an ion does its mass number change?

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Basimalla Sebastin · Answer 1 · 2015-08-30T22:11:34+0000

Its mass number does not change because the atom is losing or gaining electrons, so the change is almost not measurable because the electrons weigh so little.

In other words: its mass number does not change

When an atom becomes an ion does its mass number change?

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