YES AND NO
When using Relative Atomic Mass (Mr), a proton weighs the same as a neutron.
This is rounded to the nearest whole number, however.
The actual weight of a proton is 1.0073 amu.
The actual weight of a neutron is 1.0087 amu.
As you can see the neutron actually has slightly more mass (weight) than a proton has.
When using figures to calculate Mr, however, as in most periodic tables, the mass of protons and neutrons is both 1.
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