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To identify neutrons,first,we need to find the atomic number and the atomic weight.Since nuetrons are the negative ones, we need to subtract the atomic weight and the atomic number.For example an oxegen,let we say it is in its circle form.The the positive ones are the protons and the electrons are in the outside part.After we subtract the atomic weight and atomic number we could get the neutrons.
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∙ 11y agoWe are aware of the existence of neutrons inside an atom because of the existence of the strong force, if the atom is still together then there must be neutrons. We can also determine the amount of neutrons inside an atom by subtracting the total mass of the atom by the electrons and the protons; or just subtracting the mass of the nucleus by the protons. Scientists have detected neutron through the use of a powerful microscope to detect the neutrons, but these microscopes are extremely powerful and are used to detect neutrinos and other particles.
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How many neutrons are in one atom?
The number of neutrons depends on the atom. In general, mass number = atomic number + number of neutrons.
How many neutrons does U-235 have?
Uranium 235 has 92 protons and 92 electrons. To find the number of neutrons, follow this equation: Mass # - Atomic # = # of neutrons. Since the mass number of uranium 235 is 235 and has an atomic number of 92, the number of neutrons is 143.
Titanium 48 has how many neutrons?
Number of neutrons is 48 (mass number) minus 21 (proton number) = 27 (neutron number)
How many neutrons are there in iodine?
Number of neutrons = Mass number - Number of protons = 127 - 53 = 74
What is the number of neutrons in an atom affects the atomic what?
The number of neutrons in an atom can affect the atomic mass of an atom.
Does the number of neutrons tell what element it is?
no
How many neutrons are in an atom with the mass number being 186?
The atomic number (number of protons) of the element is needed to tell the number of neutrons. Mass number = atomic number + number of neutrons.
What does the protons and neutrons tell you about the oxygen atom?
protons will tell the atomic number (8) the sum of protons and neutrons will give the mass number of the element
How do you tell how many neutrons are in an atom with the atomic number of 12?
Mass number is needed to answer this correctly. Mass number = number of protons + number of neutrons
What does the mass number tell about an isotope?
The number of protons and neutrons in the element
How is the number of neutrons in an atom worked out?
they work because in every atom there is a neutron, electron and proton. the electron will tell you what the atomic number is and the neutrons and protons will tell you what element it is.
What is the number of neutrons from a mass number of 10?
Need the atomic number - that would tell us the number of protons and from there the number of neutrons can be calculated. The question as posed does not have enough information to answer.
How do you tell the number of neutrons in an element?
Subtract the atom number from the mass number to get the neutron. Mass number is the sum of neutrons and electrons. Atom number is the number of electrons. the number of electrons is equivalent to the number of protons.
The sum of the protons and the neutrons will tell the atomic what?
Atomic mass number of the atom. The best way to remember it is: the majority of the mass of an atom is made up of the protons and neutrons (the electrons are very light!), therefore the atomic mass number is the sum of the protons and neutrons.
What does the atomic number of an element tell you about its atom?
It would tell you how many neutrons make up the Nucleus of the atom.
What does the atomic number of an atom tell you about it?
It would tell you how many neutrons make up the Nucleus of the atom.
How can you tell how many nucleons are in an element?
total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus.
