mass numbers are whole numbers because the mass number is number of protons in an atom, plus the number of neutrons. you can only have a whole neutron and or proton, therefore, all mass numbers are whole numbers.
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Whole numbers can be positive or negative numbers. Numbers are whole as long as they have no fractins or decimals with them.
No. Positive numbers can be whole numbers but they can also be decimal numbers and fractions. If a value is a whole number, it does not have a fraction or decimal part and it is not negative. Whole numbers are also called natural numbers or counting numbers.
No. All whole numbers are integers and all integers are whole numbers.
Some rational numbers are whole numbers, some are not. The set of whole numbers is a proper subset of rational numbers.
Yes. ...-3,-2,-1,0,1,2,3... are all whole numbers. Whole numbers are any numbers that aren't a fraction and that includes negative numbers.