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Atomic Mass '''number''' means the number of protons plus neutrons.
Mass also includes electrons, though those are about 1 /1800th of a proton. If also includes mass equivalant binding energy.
More specifically, atomic mass is a number that represents the mass of the element in its most natural state, taking into account the difference in mass between the proton and the neutron, and considering that most samples include more than one isotope. Atomic mass is normallized to the mass of Carbon-12, so one mole of Carbon-12 has a mass of 12 grams and, for example, one mole of Potassium has a mass of 39.0983 grams.
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If atomic mass of 16 and atomic number of 8 this means the number of neutrons in this type of oxygen is?
The atomic number refers to the number of protons in an element. The mass number can be used to indicate the number of neutrons because both protons and neutrons have a mass of about 1. An oxygen atom has 8 protons and 8 neutrons.
Phosphorus has an atomic mass of 31 and an atomic number of 15 the number of neutrons must be?
Mass number = no. of protons + neutrons Atomic number = no. of protonsThus (mass number - atomic number) gives you no. of neutrons.Therefore for phosphorus, the number of neutrons would be 16.
Boron has an atomic mass of 11 and an atomic number of 5 how many neutrons must there be?
The mass of an atom is found by adding the number of the protons and neutrons. So, a boron atom with 5 protons and 6 neutrons would have an atomic mass of 11.
What is the difference between the mass number and the atomic number of an element?
The difference between the atomic number and the mass number is that the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of that element. The mass number is the total number of protons and neutrons in the atom.Atomic number = number of protonsMass number = total number of protons + neutrons
What is the atomic mass and symbol of an element with 34protons 33 neutrons 34 electrons?
The 34 protons means that this is the element that has an atomic number of 34, which is selenium. The mass number for the isotope given is 67, which is the sum of the protons and neutrons. Mass number is not the same as atomic mass. Atomic mass is the total mass of the protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom.
How do you determine the number of protons electrons and neutrons present in an element by identifying its atomic and mass numbers from the periodic table?
Atomic number means number of protons present in an atom. Atomic number= number of protons. mass number = number of neutrons+ number of protons. So if you subtract the number of protons you get neutrons and if you subtract neutrons you get protons. mass number - protons= neutrons Mass number - neutrons = protons.
If atomic mass of 16 and atomic number of 8 this means the number of neutrons in this type of oxygen is?
The atomic number refers to the number of protons in an element. The mass number can be used to indicate the number of neutrons because both protons and neutrons have a mass of about 1. An oxygen atom has 8 protons and 8 neutrons.
Phosphorus has an atomic mass of 31 and an atomic number of 15 the number of neutrons must be?
Mass number = no. of protons + neutrons Atomic number = no. of protonsThus (mass number - atomic number) gives you no. of neutrons.Therefore for phosphorus, the number of neutrons would be 16.
Boron has an atomic mass of 11 and an atomic number of 5 how many neutrons must there be?
The mass of an atom is found by adding the number of the protons and neutrons. So, a boron atom with 5 protons and 6 neutrons would have an atomic mass of 11.
What is the total number of neutrons in an atom of 7 lithium 3?
The atomic number of lithium is 3, which means that there are three protons. The number of neutrons depends on the mass number of the particular lithium isotope. Mass number is the SUM of the protons and neutrons. An atomic number of 3 and a mass number of 7 means that there are three protons and four neutrons. Lithium has two stable isotopes, Li-6 and Li-7 which means that there are 3 or 4 neutrons, respectively. The atomic number of lithium is 3, which means that there are three protons. The number of neutrons depends on the mass number of the particular lithium isotope. Mass number is the SUM of the protons and neutrons. An atomic number of 3 and a mass number of 7 means that there are three protons and four neutrons. Lithium has two stable isotopes, Li-6 and Li-7 which means that there are 3 or 4 neutrons, respectively.
How many protons electron and neutrons are in nitrogen?
A neutral nitrogen atom has 7 protons, 7 neutrons, and 7 electrons. If it is electrically charged, the number of electrons will be different. If it is an isotope of nitrogen other than the most common (N-14), the number of neutrons will be different. Protons = Atomic Number Neutrons = Atomic Mass - Protons Electrons = Protons Atomic number is the amount of protons in element.
How many neutrons are present in a magnesium atom with a mass number of 24?
12 neutrons. Since the atomic number of Mg is 12 (which means Mg atom has 12 protons, and 12 electrons) and the mass number of the isotope is 24 (which means 24 nucleons, or 24 protons and neutrons in total), we derive the number of neutrons by 24 - 12 = 12.
how many neutrons in magnesium?
The "25" is the mass number, which is the sum of the number of neutrons and protons. We don't know how many neutrons there are, but we do know how many protons magnesium has. The atomic number of an element is the same as the number of protons, so locating a Periodic Table, magnesium is number 12, which means 12 protons. If mass number = number of protons + number of neutrons, then number of neutrons = mass number - number of protons (or atomic number). So 25 - 12 = 13 neutrons in 25Mg.
What causes atoms of the same elements to have different atomic masses?
Elements have a certain number of protons(+), neutrons(0) and electrons(-). The atomic number shows the number of protons and electrons in the element (has to have the same number of each to stay stable). The atomic mass shows the number of neutrons. For example, Hydrogen has an atomic mass of ~1.01 (and an atomic number of 1). That means that it has 1 electron and 1 proton but no neutron (1 proton+0 neutrons=1). Helium has an atomic mass of ~4.00 (and an atomic number of 2). That means that it has 2 electrons, 2 protons and 2 neutrons (2 protons+2 neutrons=4). Hope you can understand. :S
What is the number of protons electrons and neutrons in one atom of chlorine 37?
Chlorine atoms always have 17 protons. The number of neutrons equals the mass number of the isotope named minus the number of protons: in this instance, 35 - 17 or 18.
What is the difference between the mass number and the atomic number of an element?
The difference between the atomic number and the mass number is that the atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom of that element. The mass number is the total number of protons and neutrons in the atom.Atomic number = number of protonsMass number = total number of protons + neutrons
What is the atomic mass and symbol of an element with 34protons 33 neutrons 34 electrons?
The 34 protons means that this is the element that has an atomic number of 34, which is selenium. The mass number for the isotope given is 67, which is the sum of the protons and neutrons. Mass number is not the same as atomic mass. Atomic mass is the total mass of the protons, neutrons, and electrons in an atom.
