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Oxygen has 8 protons as its atomic number is 8. It therefore has 8 electrons also for charge neutrality. The number of neutrons depends on the isotope. O-15 isotope will have 7 neutrons, O-16 isotope will have 8 neutrons.
(Note: Mass number = Number of protons + number of neutrons)
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∙ 9y agoAn oxygen atom has 8 protons and 8 neutrons in the nucleus, which is orbited by 8 electrons. However there are three stable isotopes of oxygen: 16O, 17O and 18O. An isotope is an element with the same number of protons in the nucleus but a different number of neutrons. Over 99% of oxygen atoms are 16O. This has 8 protons and 8 neutrons. 17O has 8 protons and 9 neutrons. 18O has 8 protons and 10 neutrons.
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∙ 13y agoOxygen has 8 protons, 8 electrons, and 8 neutrons.
Look at the Periodic Table of the elements. The atomic number is same value as the protons and electrons. Round the Atomic Mass to a whole number then go mass-protons=neutrons.
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∙ 12y agoIt depends on the isotope. All neutral atoms of oxygen have 8 protons and 8 electrons. The atoms of the different isotopes of any given element differ only in the number of neutrons. Atoms of the isotope oxygen-16 also have 8 neutrons, atoms of the isotope oxygen-17 have 9 neutrons, and atoms of the isotope of oxygen-18 have 10 neutrons. Oxygen-16 is by far the most abundant isotope, at 99.76%. So the vast majority of oxygen atoms will have 8 protons, 8 electrons, and 8 neutrons.
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∙ 8y agoOxygen has 8 protons, 8 (or sometimes 7) neutrons and 8 electrons.
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∙ 13y agoOxygen's atomic number is 8. Thus, neutral oxygen has 8 protons and 8 electrons per atom. 16O is oxygen's most common isotope, and it has 16 - 8 = 8 neutrons.
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∙ 13y agoIn it's natural state, it has 8 of each.
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How many protons neutrons and electrons in 40 Ar?
18 protons 18 electrons 22 neutrons
How many protons electrons and neutrons does oxygen-2 have?
A negative 2 charge means that the oxygen is richer in two electrons. The configuration of oxygen is: 1s22s22p4 and we can conclude that it has 8 electrons. For the atom to be neutral the amount of protons must be the same. Oxygen atom has 8 neutrons. Let's add the two electrons to the eight, so the oxygen will be on negative 2 charge. To summarize, the amount of electrons - 10, protons- 8, neutrons - 8.
How many neutrons and electrons does oxygen-16 have?
8 since the atomic number equals the number of protons!!
How many neutrons and electrons does an oxygen atom have?
Oxygen has 8 protons . The number of neutrons depends on the isotope. Oxygen-15 isotope has 7 neutrons and oxygen-16 isotope has 8 neutrons. (Note: Mass number = Number of protons + number of neutrons)
How many protons and neutrons isotopes of oxygen?
Oxigen has 8 protons; natural isotopes have 8, 9 an 10 neutrons.
How many nuetrons and protons are in oxygen?
Oxygen has: 8 neutrons 8 protons (8 electrons)
How many numders of neutrons and electrons does oxygen have?
Oxygen has 8 electrons and protons. The number of neutrons is different for each isotope: Number of neutrons = Atomic mass of the isotope - Number of protons
How many neutrons are in the atom of oxygen -18?
8
How many neutron do oxygen has?
8 protons, 8 electrons, 8 neutrons in oxygen
How many protons neutrons and electrons in 40 Ar?
18 protons 18 electrons 22 neutrons
How many protons electrons and neutrons does oxygen-2 have?
A negative 2 charge means that the oxygen is richer in two electrons. The configuration of oxygen is: 1s22s22p4 and we can conclude that it has 8 electrons. For the atom to be neutral the amount of protons must be the same. Oxygen atom has 8 neutrons. Let's add the two electrons to the eight, so the oxygen will be on negative 2 charge. To summarize, the amount of electrons - 10, protons- 8, neutrons - 8.
How many neutrons and electrons does oxygen-16 have?
8 since the atomic number equals the number of protons!!
How many protons and neutrons and electrons are there in oxygen?
Oxygen has an atomic number of 8, which means it has 8 protons. Given a neutrally charged atom, the atomic number will be equal to the number of electrons, so again, there are 8 electrons. Ionized oxygen, which is still the same element, has gained or lost electrons such that it has a net positive charge (more protons than electrons) or negative charge (more electrons than protons). The primary isotope of oxygen, Oxygen-16 (that number being the sum of protons and neutrons), also has 8 neutrons. Rarer isotopes have fewer or greater numbers of neutrons with the same number of protons, but for the purposes of your question, 8 neutrons is the answer.
How many protons neutrons and electrons are in Ar?
18 protons and electrons and 22 neutrons.
How many protons and neutrons are in oxygen-17?
8 protons and 9 neutrons (total is the atomic mass number 17). In a neutral atom, 8 electrons. Oxygen-17 is the rarest of the three stable natural isotopes. Most oxygen is oxygen-16 with 8 neutrons.
How many protons neutrons and electrons are there in a molecule of water?
The number of neutrons will vary depending on the isotopes of hydrogen and oxygen in the molecule. The number of protons and electrons will be 10 each in every molecule.
How many neutrons and electrons does an oxygen atom have?
Oxygen has 8 protons . The number of neutrons depends on the isotope. Oxygen-15 isotope has 7 neutrons and oxygen-16 isotope has 8 neutrons. (Note: Mass number = Number of protons + number of neutrons)
