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Number of neutrons = Atomic weight - Atomic number (number of prtons)

The atomic number of magnesium is 12; the standard atomic weight is circa 24,3.

But magnesium has many isotopes (three are natural) and the number of neutrons is variable in the isotopes - from 7 to 28.

The most common natural isotope, 24Mg, has 12 neutrons.

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