There are 54 neutrons in an atom of molybdenum-96.
The atomic number is 42, so there are 42 protons. The neutrons make up the rest of the 96. 96-42=54.
54 A+
54 A+
Molybdenum 98, a stable isotope, has 56 neutrons.
Most molybdenum atoms have 54 neutrons. The atomic number (number of protons) of molybdenum is 42, and its weight (number of protons and neutrons) is around 96. 96 - 42 = 54.
Molybdenum-96 (not Mo-96) or Mo 96 42 has 42 protons and 54 neutrons. The atomic number is number of protons The mass number minus the atomic number is number of neutrons
To find the number of neutrons, subtract the atomic number (number of protons) from the mass number. For this atom with an atomic number of 42 and a mass number of 96, the number of neutrons would be 96 - 42 = 54 neutrons.
Molybdenum
The atomic number of molybdenum (Mo) is 42. See the Web Links to the left of this answer for a periodic table with more information about this element!
Number of neutrons = Mass number of an isotope - 96
Protons: Any atom of lanthanum has 57 protons. Neutrons: Lanthanum has 30 radioactive isotopes with neutron numbers ranging from 60 to 96 but the only stable isotope(139La) has 82 neutrons. Electrons: The number of electrons is normally the same as the number of protons.
The term silver-96 indicates a mass number of 96 for that isotope of silver. The mass number of an isotope is the sum of protons and neutrons in the nuclei of its atoms. On the periodic table, the atomic number for silver is 47. The atomic number of an element is the number of protons in the nuclei of its atoms. The difference between the mass number and atomic number is the number of neutrons in the nuclei of the atoms of that isotope. In a neutral atom, the number of protons and electrons are equal. Therefore, silver-96 has 47 protons and 47 electrons in its atoms. The number of neutrons = 96 - 47 = 49.
The neutral atom of curium has 96 electrons.