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Question 63

A digital display at a science centre uses a computer model to show how mass is distributed in an atom. The data loaded into the model are shown in the table.

particlenumber in the modelrelative mass of each particle
proton171
neutron181
electron1711840\displaystyle \frac{1}{1840}18401​

When the display is set to show the nucleus only, approximately what percentage of the atom's total mass is represented?

[1]
A

67.31%67.31\%67.31%

B

99.97%99.97\%99.97%

C

0.026%0.026\%0.026%

D

48.56%48.56\%48.56%

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