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How many protons are in the Hg atom?

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The element Mercury (Hg) has 80 protons and 80 neutrons. It exists in several different isotopes which have different numbers of neutrons, however, the average number of neutrons in a mercury atom is 121. (The atomic weight is 200.59 which would require 80 protons and 120.59 neutrons, although of course every atom has only whole numbers of neutrons, you only get fractions because you are getting an average of different isotopes.)

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80 eloctrons are present is a Hg atom

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80 protons

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