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The most stable isotope of sulfur (S-32) has 16 electrons, 16 protons and 16 neutrons.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y ago17 is by far the most common and most stable.
However, isotopes of Sulfur can have from 10 to 33 neutrons, the three most stable are 16, 17 or 18.
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∙ 13y agoThat depends. A typical sulfur atom has 16, however isotopes of the atom may contain varied amounts of neutrons, but I think 16 is your answer.
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∙ 12y agoIn the most common isotope of sulfur, sulfur-32, each nucleus contains 16 neutrons.
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∙ 11y ago32-16 = number of neutrons, so 16
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∙ 13y ago16
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∙ 9y ago19 Neutrons
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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.
How many protons neutrons and electrons are there in sulfur?
There are 16 protons, 16 neutrons and 16 electrons in a Sulfur atom. *note it's atomic number- this is the number of protons in an atom of an element. There must be the same number of electrons to balance the charge. The atomic weight minus the number of protons gives you the number of neutrons
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 electrons and neutrons does a sulfur atom have?
Sulfur Electrons and NeutronsA neutral atom of sulfur has 16 electrons and 16 protons.Most sulfur atoms, but not all, have 16 neutrals also... but some have more and some have less!See the Related Questions link for more informationOver 95% of sulfur atoms have 16 neutrons (to go with its 16 protons).However, stable isotopes of sulfur exist with 18 neutrons (just under 5% of all sulfur atoms), as well as 17 and 20 neutrons (together equaling about 1%).Interestingly, sulfur atoms with 19 neutrons have been created in the laboratory; that version is radioactive, with a half life of just under three months.
An atom composed of 16 protons 16 electrons and 16 neutrons is?
This is an atom of sulfur, which we know by the number of protons. And it's a neutral atom of sulfur, because the number of electrons equals the number of protons. Also, we know it's the most abundant isotope of sulfur because of the 16 neutrons. A link can be found below.electrons
How many neutrons does sulfur 23 have?
Sulfur is a non metal element. There are 16 electrons in a single atom.
How many protons electrons neutrons in sulfur?
An atom of sulfur has 16 protons and 16 electrons. Depending on the isotope, it can have anywhere from 16 to 20 neutrons.
How many neutrons are found in a atom sulfur?
Mass number of S = 32.1 Atomic number of S = 16 The most common isotope of sulfur is 32S (95.02%). Therefore there are 32 - 16 = 16 neutrons per atom of sulfur-32.
How many neutrons are in an atom of sulfur with a mass number of 35?
Sulfur is a non metal element. Mass number of it is 32.
Why does sulfur have its number?
Because that is the number of neutrons one atom of sulfur contains.
Where are the neutrons in a Sulfur atom?
in stable isotope of sulphur their are 16 neutrons in its nucleus....
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.
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
How many sulfur's are in a proton neutron and electron?
Every atom of sulfur contains 16 protons and 16 electrons. However, there are four naturally occurring isotopes of sulfur, containing in order from lightest to heaviest, 16, 17, 18, and 20 neutrons in each atom. There are also many artificial isotopes of sulfur that contain other numbers of neutrons.
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 mass number for a sulfur atom that contains 31 neutrons?
Each sulfur atom contains 16 protons; the mass number is the sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons; therefore, 47. (It is unlikely that such a heavy isotope of sulfur actually exists.)
What isotope has 16 neutrons 16 protons and 16 electrons?
Sulfur-32 has 16 protons, neutrons and electrons each.
