mass number

IPA/ˈmæs nʌmbə(r)/
IPA/ˈmæs nʌmbər/

mass number — 名詞

1. the number you get by adding together all the protons and all the neutrons in a

1.名詞
釋義

質量數

原子核中質子與中子的總數

the number you get by adding together all the protons and all the neutrons in a single atom's centre — this whole number identifies which isotope of an element you have

例句

Shirin's chemistry teacher asked the class to calculate the mass number of carbon-14.

Shirin 的化學老師要求全班計算碳-14 的質量數。

mass number of [element-isotope]

Léa wrote down that oxygen-16 has a mass number of sixteen.

Léa 寫下氧-16 的質量數是十六。

has a mass number of [number]

常見搭配
  • calculate the mass number
  • mass number of [element]
  • mass number equals
同義詞

文法句型

mass number of + [element/isotope]

用法筆記

A technical term in chemistry and physics. Do not confuse with atomic weight, which averages the mass numbers across all naturally occurring isotopes of an element.

常見錯誤

The mass number of chlorine is 35.45.
The atomic weight of chlorine is 35.45; its mass number is always a whole number like 35 or 37.
mass number is always a whole number; atomic weight is a decimal average.

同根字

  • atomic number
    名詞B2
  • atomic mass
    名詞C1
  • mass
    名詞A2

常見搭配

常用片語

  • calculate the mass number
  • determine the mass number

介系詞搭配

  • mass number of