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The number of neutrons is the difference between mass number and the number of protons.

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What is the number of protons electrons and neutrons in n-14?

Nitrogen-14: 7 Protons, 7 Electrons, 7 Neutrons To work this out in the future for other elements: Protons = Atomic Number Electrons = Atomic Number Neutrons = Atomic Mass - Atomic Number Hope this helps!


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How do you find the number of neutrons protons and electrons in an atom if the atom is neutral?

The number of electrons in an atom is always equal to the number of protons in that same atom. Since the atomic mass of a periodic element equals the weight of the atoms protons AND its neutrons, the following equation can be used to calculate the number of any given particle in an atom: number of neutrons = atomic mass - atomic number


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.


How would you explain how to determine the number of neutrons and atom contains if you know its mass and its atomic number?

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How do you use the symbol of an element to work out the number of protons neutrons and electrons in an atom?

Apart from using the symbol to look it up on the periodic table, you can't, and even that will not give you the number of neutrons directly.


What is an equation that involves a number raised to a variable power?

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An atomic bomb works by having a number of neutrons released from the nucleus, and these in turn will dislodge more neutrons from other atoms and so on. Provided the number of neutrons released continues to grow, a nuclear explosion will result. A significant problem is in having enough neutrons released to start the chain reaction going. This will not usually take place with ordinary materials, and the starting material has to be made to release more neutrons than it would do naturally. This is done by compressing the start material, but as you know, trying to compress a solid is difficult. A spherical cage of conventional explosive (shaped charge) is the most common method. Returning to the question, there is no single "equation". If you look up the work of folk like Richard Feynman, and J R Oppenheimer, you'll be better informed.


How many neutrons are in 36Cl?

The way to work this out is this:The 36 in 36CL relates to its atomic mass while the atomic number of CL is 17.The atomic mass of an atom's isotope is directly proportional to the total number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus.While the the atomic number of an atom/element is directly proportional to the number of protons in the nucleus.Therefore if you subtract the atomic number from the atomic mass you end up with the number of neutrons in the nucleus.In this case 36-17=19So there are 19 neutrons in 36CL


How many neutrons does a phosphorus-32 atom have?

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