The mass number of an atom is equal to which of the following? question 4 options: a. the number of protons plus the number of electrons in an atom b. the number of electrons circling the nucleus of an atom c. the number of protons plus the number of neutrons in a nucleus d. the number of protons in a nucleus

Astudent pours 10.0 g of salt into a container of water and observes the amount of time it takes for the salt to dissolve. she then repeats the process using the same amounts of salt and water but this time she slowly stirs the mixture while it is dissolving. the student performs the experiment one more time but this time she stirs the mixture rapidly. the dependent variable in this experiment is: time for salt to dissolve speed of stirring amount of water mass of salt