Mass
To find the number of neutrons in an atom, you would subtract the atomic number (number of protons) from the atomic mass (sum of protons and neutrons). The difference between the atomic mass and the atomic number gives you the number of neutrons in the atom.
The element that has 8 protons and 8 neutrons is oxygen.
In an atom of ^11B5, there are 5 protons and 6 neutrons. This is because the atomic number (5) specifies the number of protons, and the atomic mass (11) minus the atomic number gives the number of neutrons.
Atomic mass is protons + neutrons, and the atomic number (4) gives you the number of protons. Thus, this atom would have 5 neutrons.
It gives the number of nucleons = protons + neutrons.
You get the number of neutrons in the atom. The mass number represents the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus, while the atomic number represents the number of protons. Subtracting the atomic number from the mass number gives you the number of neutrons because the difference accounts for the protons.
An atom with an atomic number of 82 has 82 protons. The mass number of 112.6 represents the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus, so subtracting the atomic number of protons gives the number of neutrons: (112.6 - 82 = 30.6) neutrons.
Mg has 12 protons since it is element number 12 on the periodic table. To calculate the number of neutrons, subtract the atomic number (12 protons) from the atomic mass (26), which gives 14 neutrons in this case.
8. Mass number is the number of neutrons plus the number of protons. The number of protons gives the atomic number.
The atomic mass number of an isotope is the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus. In this case, atomic number 5 represents the number of protons, and adding the 6 neutrons gives an atomic mass number of 11 for this particular isotope.
Subtracting the atomic number from the mass number gives the number of neutrons. The atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus. The mass number is the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus and this is the number that is quoted against isotopes, for example fluorine-19 contains 19 protons and neutrons. Fluorine has an atomic number of 9 so it has 10 neutrons.
Atomic Number It is thre position of the atom in the periodic table. It is the number of protons in the neucleud. It is the number of electrons in the neutally charged atoms. Atomic MASS it the total of the protons and neutrons in the atom.