There should be 17, since the atomic number is how many protons (of which there are the same amount of neutrons). However, if it is an unstable isotope, it would have more neutrons.
There are 5 chlorine atoms in PCl5.
Chlorine has an atomic number of 17. Thus, neutral chlorine will have 17 protons and 17 electrons. Chlorine's most common isotope is 35Cl, meaning it has 35 - 17 = 18 neutrons. *****************************2nd Opinion************* Since the question was about a chlorine molecule, shouldn't the answer be about Cl2? 34 p and 36 n
Normal chlorine is Cl-35. 35 represents the combined number of protons and neutrons. If you subtract the atomic number of 17 from this, you get 18, which is your neutron count. You can do this for every element; just take the atomic mass number, round it to the nearest whole number, then subtract the atomic number to get the neutrons.
Chlorine typically has 18 neutrons in its nucleus, giving it an atomic mass of 35.5. This isotope, chlorine-35, is the most common form of chlorine found in nature. The number of neutrons in an atom can affect its stability and chemical properties.
Chlorine 35 and chlorine 37 have a different number of neutrons. Chlorine 35 has 18 neutrons, while chlorine 37 has 20 neutrons. This causes them to have different atomic masses.
A chlorine atoms is always a molecule of chlorine, irrespective of the number of neutrons it may have.
The number of neutrons is different for each isotope. Chlorine-35 has eighteen neutrons. Chlorine-36 has nineteen neutrons. Chlorine-37 has twenty neutrons. ....... etc.
the average amount of neutrons in chlorine is 18, but there could be more or less with the different isotopes
Chlorine has 18 neutrons.
6,687.1023 chlorine atoms
There are 5 chlorine atoms in PCl5.
The number of neutrons in chlorine is 18 (no of neutrons=atomic mass-no of protons=35-17=18)
Chlorine has an atomic number of 17. Thus, neutral chlorine will have 17 protons and 17 electrons. Chlorine's most common isotope is 35Cl, meaning it has 35 - 17 = 18 neutrons. *****************************2nd Opinion************* Since the question was about a chlorine molecule, shouldn't the answer be about Cl2? 34 p and 36 n
A chlorine molecule has the formula Cl2, so it contains two chlorine atoms.
Chlorine itself is an element. It is on the Periodic Table (of the Elements). It is made from protons, electrons and neutrons.
The number of neutrons in chlorine is 18 (no of neutrons=atomic mass-no of protons=35-17=18)
It depends on which isotope of chlorine you're interested in.