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If by its identity you mean its atomic number, no. Neutrons only count towards the Atomic Mass Number, or AMU.
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How do yo find an atoms mass number?
Mass number is the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of atom.
How many neutrons are in a silicon atom with an atomic mass of 28?
There are 14 neutrons.Atomic Mass is the total amount of neutrons and protons that are contained within an atom's nucleus.So, if you are given the atomic mass, proton count, neutron count, or electron count, then you can find out the approximate any of those values algebraically.And remember that atomic mass has decimals since it is the average of all the element's isotopes.
How many neutrons are in atom of sodium?
There is no "average," though I suppose you could find one by adding up the number of neutrons and dividing by the number of elements... Atoms belong to certain elements and are classified by the amount of neutrons they have. Each element has atoms which have a different number of neutrons in them (such as Hydrogen, the atoms of which have one neutron each.) Also, the number of neutrons always equals the number of protons the atom has, so if you want to know how many neutrons a specific atom has, you can always look it up on the Periodic Table of Elements.
How do you find how many atoms of an element are in a compound if you are only given the name and not the formula?
Draw the structure based on the name. Then count the number of times each atom appears in the structure. Alternately, you can determine the formula from the structure - and then count all atoms of each type.
How do you find average number of neutrons in an element?
All NEUTRAL atoms have an equal number of protons and neutrons. The atoms on the periodic table are assumed to be neutral. For example: carbons atomic number is 6 because it has 6 protons. So if it is neutral it will also have 6 neutrons. So its atomic mass is basicly 12. But you could also find carbon 14 in the world which would have 6 protons and 8 neutrons. This would be called an isotope of carbon. NOTE: only the number of neutrons can change in an atom, never protons. The number of protons define the element. Yo answer your question: All atoms and their atomic mass as seen on the periodic table are an average of that type of element you would find on earth. So in other words, almost all the carbon on earth is carbon 12. So the average number of neutrons you would find in carbon is 6. Another way to look at it: If most of the elements on earth are neutral and have equal protons and neutrons. Then you could just say the atomic number of an atom would also be the average number of neutrons you will find in that element type. Hydrogen 1 neutron, helium 2, lithium 3 and so on...
Where do you find neutrons?
You find the neutrons with the protons, inside the nucleus.Most neutrons are in the nucleus of atoms.
Where do you find a neutron?
Neutrons are found in the center of atoms.
Where in an atom do you find a neutrons?
you can find the neutron in the center of an atom.
How do you find the number of neutrons in an elements atoms?
number of neutrons = mass number - atomic number
How can you find the mass from the number of atoms?
protons plus the number of neutrons.
Are protons neutrons and electrons atoms?
No they are not in the same way that arms and legs are not people.Protons, neutrons and electrons can come together in some specific numbers form atoms (or molecules). You can also have electrons by themselves. Normally you will not find isolated neutrons and protons. Alpha particles are 2 protons+2 neutrons which are found in radioactive decay.
How do you find neutrons in an element?
In order to find the number of neutrons in the atoms of an element, you must specify the isotope that you are interested in. Isotopes are specified according to their mass number. For example carbon-12 is the isotope of carbon that has a mass number of 12, and carbon-14 is the isotope of carbon that has a mass number of 14. All atoms of the same element, regardless of mass number, have the same number of protons, which is the element's atomic number. To determine the number of neutrons in an isotope, you subtract the atomic number from the mass number. For example, the atomic number of carbon is 6, which means that all carbon atoms contain 6 protons in their nuclei. So, to find the number of neutrons in a carbon-12 atom, subtract 6 from 12, and you get 6 neutrons in the atoms of carbon-12. To find the number of neutrons in a carbon-14 atom, subtract 6 from 14, and you get 8 neutrons in the atoms of carbon-14.
How do yo find an atoms mass number?
Mass number is the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of atom.
What is material made out of?
Material is made of atoms and molecules; molecules are made of atoms. Atoms are made of even smaller particles such as protons, neutrons, mesons and electrons. Protons, neutrons and mesons are made of even smaller particles named quarks. Research is ongoing to find what electrons and quarks are made of.
To find the atomic mass of an element you do what?
Add up all the protons and neutrons in the atoms nucleus. OR, look it up on the periodic table.
How do you find the mass of electrons?
Nuclear Physicists don't really count electrons to have weight. An atom's mass comes from protons and neutrons.
Consider an isotope of sodium with the mass number of 25the number of neutrons in this isotope is?
Sodium atoms always have 11 protons. Since the mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons, one can find the number of neutrons by subtracting the number of protons from this number. Thus, sodium 25 has 14 neutrons.
