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Look at the Periodic Table of the elements to find the answer.
You will find that the atomic number is 16, which means that it has 16 protons. Atomic weight is 32.065, which means that the most common isotope has atomic weight of 32. Subtract the 16 protons from the 32, which leaves 16 neutrons. The reason why the atomic weight is 32.065 rather than exactly 32.000 is because there are 25 known isotopes of sulfur with atomic weight of 26-49. 95% is S-32. About 4% is S-34, which has 18 neutrons. About 1% is S-33, with 17 neutrons.
Although for most cases this being an usable answer, it is not correct in general and in essence. It won't work with Chlorine, mass 35.45, mass numbers: 35 and 37(!) and is not complete for Carbon, mass 12.00000 (standard) and isotopes 12 (99%) and 13 (1%)!
Each isotope of sulfur (or other elements) has its own number of neutrons, not depending on its mass, but rather on its mass number (the mass number is the total (sum) of proton AND neutron number, which are both whole numbers (by definition).
Sulfur has 25 known isotopes, four of which are stable:
32S (95.02%) with 32-16 = 16 neutrons, (the mass of this isotope is 31.97207)
33S (0.75%) with 33-16 = 17 neutrons, (the mass of this isotope is 32.97150)
34S (4.21%) with 34-16 = 18 neutrons, (the mass of this isotope is 33.96787) and
36S (0.014%) with 36-16 = 20 neutrons (the mass of this isotope is 35.96708)
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Why does sulfur have its number?
Because that is the number of neutrons one atom of sulfur contains.
What is the correct number of protons neutrons and electrons for a neutral atom of sulfur?
The number of protons and of electrons is always 16, which is the atomic number of sulfur. The number of neutrons depends on which isotope of sulfur is the atom considered, but since the most common isotope is sulfur-32, the number of neutrons is most commonly also 16.
How many neutrons are in sulfur 33?
19, because since you know sulfur has 16 protons because that's its atomic number. you do 35-16=19
The number of protons neutrons and electrons sulfur-23?
The sulfur-23 doesn't exist.
What is the number of electrons protons and neutrons of Sulfur?
Sulfur has 16 protons, 16 electrons and 16, 17, 18 or 20 neutrons ( the number of neutrons is different for each isotope).
What is the total number of protons and neutrons in sulfur?
Sulfur has 16 electrons, protons and neutrons.
What is the number of subatomic particles in sulfur?
Sulfur has 16 protons and electrons; the number of neutrons is specific for each isotope: Number of neutrons in a sulfur isotope = Mass number - 16
What is the number of neutrons in the element sulfur?
The number of neutrons in an atom depends on the isotope. The most common sulfur isotope has 16. The average number of neutrons in an atom of sulfur is about 32.065.
Why does sulfur have its number?
Because that is the number of neutrons one atom of sulfur contains.
What is the correct number of protons neutrons and electrons for a neutral atom of sulfur?
The number of protons and of electrons is always 16, which is the atomic number of sulfur. The number of neutrons depends on which isotope of sulfur is the atom considered, but since the most common isotope is sulfur-32, the number of neutrons is most commonly also 16.
What is the number of protons electrons and neutrons in sulfur?
The number of electrons and protons in a neutral sulfur atom is the same as the atomic number of sulfur, which is 16. However, the number of neutrons can vary: Four isotopes of sulfur occur naturally, with 16, 17, 18, and 20 neutrons. Some 95 % of the atoms in a typical sample have 16 neutrons per atom.
How many neutrons are in sulfur 33?
19, because since you know sulfur has 16 protons because that's its atomic number. you do 35-16=19
The number of protons neutrons and electrons sulfur-23?
The sulfur-23 doesn't exist.
How many electrons are in sulfur isotopes 32?
16 electrons in the neutral atom. Sulfur -32 is an isotope containing 32 protons and neutrons Sulfur has an atomic number of 16, which is the number of protons therefore sulfur-32 has 16 neutrons
What is the number of electrons protons and neutrons of Sulfur?
Sulfur has 16 protons, 16 electrons and 16, 17, 18 or 20 neutrons ( the number of neutrons is different for each isotope).
What does the number of neutrons determine?
they determine the atomic mass of the atom
Sulfur has an atomic number of 16. Therefore the isotope sulfur-35 has how many neutrons and protons?
19 neutrons 16 protons and electrons
