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I'm not sure... but as soon as I figure out the answer I will post the answer... sorry. This answer is better than the one the person before me posted... They said poop and I thought that that was not a true answer for sure and it's nothing to play about and to put a fake answer on here :)
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∙ 14y agoThere are 20 neutrons in an average atom of potassium.This is found by subtracting the atomic number (number of protons) from the Atomic Mass (measured in AMU, which is the approximate weight of a proton or neutron). Rounded to the nearest whole number, this will give you an estimate of how many neutrons are in an average atom of potassium. However, sometimes an atom has more or less neutrons than this number. That is why this number is an approximation instead of an exact value.
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∙ 13y agoTo work out the number of neutrons in an atom, we have to look at it's symbol o the Periodic Table. All elements on the periodic table have two numbers. The top one is the atomic mass. This is the number of protons + neutrons. The lower is atomic number, which is the number of protons alone. Therefore, to get the number of neutrons we have to take away the atomic mass from the atomic number. In Potassium (K) this is 39 - 19 = 20. Therefore, there are 20 neutrons in an atom of potassium.
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∙ 16y agopotassium has 19 protons 19 electrons and 20 neutrons
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∙ 13y agoDepends on the isotope. Since potassium has 19 protons, K-39 would have 20 neutrons, K-40 21, and K-41 22.
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∙ 12y ago87 neutrons
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∙ 15y ago20
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∙ 13y ago20 neutrons
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How many neutrons does potassium-41 contain?
Potassium-41 contains 22 neutrons and 19 protons.
What is the chemical elements represented by the following symbol - K?
Potassium and it has 19 electrons and protons and 20 neutrons. Potassium and it has 19 electrons and protons and 20 neutrons. Potassium and it has 19 electrons and protons and 20 neutrons.
What is the approx number of neutrons in potassium?
K-39 isotope has 20 neutrons
How many neutrons occur in potassium with a mass number of 39?
Potassium is element number 19 and so 39-19 = 20 neutrons
How many electrons and neutrons are in potassium?
Potassium (K) Has the same number of electrons as protons therefore it has 19 electrons. To find the number of neutrons you take the mass of the element minus the number of protons so 39-19=20. so there are 20 neutrons in potassium.
How many protrons electrons and neutrons are in Potassium?
Potassium has 19 protons, 19 electrons and 20 neutrons.
How many neutrons in potassium 41?
the answer is 21. because you do 40-19
How you calculate the number of neutrons in potassium-40?
By subtracting 19 (atomic number of Potassium) from 40. You should come out with 21, which is the number of neutrons in potassium-40
How many neutrons does potassium-41 contain?
Potassium-41 contains 22 neutrons and 19 protons.
What is the chemical elements represented by the following symbol - K?
Potassium and it has 19 electrons and protons and 20 neutrons. Potassium and it has 19 electrons and protons and 20 neutrons. Potassium and it has 19 electrons and protons and 20 neutrons.
The atomic number of potassium is 19 how does potassium -39 differ from potassium -41?
39K has 20 neutrons and 41K has 22 neutrons.
How do you get the answer for the number of neutrons for potassium?
by thinking
What is the element that has 19 neutrons?
Potassium
What is the approx number of neutrons in potassium?
K-39 isotope has 20 neutrons
How many neutrons occur in potassium with a mass number of 39?
Potassium is element number 19 and so 39-19 = 20 neutrons
What has 3 protons and 4 neutrons?
potassium
How many electrons does a neutral atom of potassuim contain?
The number of neutrons in any element depends on the isotope of the element you are referring to. Potassium has 24 isotopes, ranging from 32K to 55K. The most stable natural isotope is 39K, which would have 20 neutrons.
