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  • Calculating the Mass Number of Selenium Atoms with 31 Neutrons
    Here's how to determine the mass number:

    * What is the atomic number of selenium? Look it up on the periodic table. The atomic number of selenium is 34. This means every selenium atom has 34 protons.

    * What is the mass number? The mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons in an atom.

    * Mass number = protons + neutrons

    * Mass number = 34 + 31 = 65

    Therefore, the mass number of a selenium atom with 31 neutrons is 65.

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