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The number of neutrons contained in oxygen-17 which has an atomic number of 8 is?
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∙ 14y ago
It has 10 neutrons since the atomic number is equal to the number of protons and the isotope number is the number of neutrons and protons together.
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How many neutrons are contained in an iodine nucleus with a mass number of 132 and an atomic number of 53?
79; the mass number is the sum of the protons and neutrons, and the atomic number is the number of protons. So if you take the mass number (protons + neutrons) minus the atomic number (protons), you get the number of neutrons.
If the atomic number of an element is 6 and it's mass number is 14 how many neutrons are contained in the nucleus?
The number of neutrons is 8 (carbon-14).
What is the atomic mass of an element with 4 protons 5 neutrons and 4 electrons?
4 protons 4 electrons 5 neutrons subtract the number of of protons from the atomic weight
How many neutrons are contained in an atom of barium - 136?
The atomic number of barium is 56. So there are 56 protons and 56 electrons.
How is the number of neutrons in an atom found?
The number of neutrons can be calculated if the atomic number and mass number of an element is known. The number of neutrons = Mass number - atomic number.
Are the number of neutrons equal to the atomic number minus the atomic mass?
false
What does mass do?
The Atomic Mass is equal to the number of protons plus neutrons. So if you know the atomic number then you can find out the number of neutrons Atomic # is the amount of Protons or Electrons Atomic Mass- Number of protons plus neutrons Atomic Mass-Atomic Number = Amount of neutrons
The number of neutrons in an atom can be found by subtracting the atomic number from the?
Atomic weight in atomic mass units = the number of protons + the number of neutrons. The number of protons is your atomic number. Subtract that from the atomic weight for the number of neutrons.
What does atomic mass do?
The atomic mass is equal to the number of protons plus neutrons. So if you know the atomic number then you can find out the number of neutrons Atomic # is the amount of Protons or Electrons Atomic Mass- Number of protons plus neutrons Atomic Mass-Atomic Number = Amount of neutrons
Atomic number of 2 and atomic mass of 4 how many neutrons?
To find the number of neutrons simply subtract the atomic number from the atomic mass. In this case there are two neutrons.
What does the number of neutrons determine?
they determine the atomic mass of the atom
What do we get while subtracting the atomic number from the atomic mass number?
We get the number of neutrons. Atomic number is the number of protons, and atomic mass is protons plus neutrons.
