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Sodium does.
Atoms contain a number of protons, each with a single positive charge, and the same number of electrons with unit negative charge. Overall, the charges cancel out so that the atom, as a whole, is neutral.
Just remember the atomic number is the amount of protons and electrons there is 11 in sodium, and 12 neutrons in sodium. To find neutrons you round the atomic mass if needed then subtract it from the number. So sodium's mass is 22.9 so you round it to 23 subtracted by the atomic number, which is 11 giving you 12. Hope that helps
Sodium has 12 neutrons; all neutrons are neutral particles.
Sodium does have an atomic number of 11, and if the isotope's atomic mass is 23, the atom would have 11 protons (the atomic number) and 12 neutrons (the atomic mass minus the atomic number). The atom would have 11 electrons, and when ionized it would lose one and take on a charge of +1.
there are 11 neutrons.
+1 This is because there are 11 positive protons but only 10 negative elecrons, so the net charge is 1 positive charge (if each proton balances out each electron). The number of neutrons is irrelevant as neutrons have no charge.
A neutral atom with 11 electrons would, by definition, have to have 11 protons. In this case, we are talking about Sodium.
Sodium does.
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Atoms contain a number of protons, each with a single positive charge, and the same number of electrons with unit negative charge. Overall, the charges cancel out so that the atom, as a whole, is neutral.
Just remember the atomic number is the amount of protons and electrons there is 11 in sodium, and 12 neutrons in sodium. To find neutrons you round the atomic mass if needed then subtract it from the number. So sodium's mass is 22.9 so you round it to 23 subtracted by the atomic number, which is 11 giving you 12. Hope that helps
(a) a sodium atom with 11 protons, 11 electrons, and 12 neutrons (b) a calcium atom with 20 protons, 18 electrons, and 20 neutrons (c) a helium atom with 2 protons, 2 electrons, and 2 neutrons (d) an iron atom with 26 protons, 26 electrons, and 30 neutrons
Sodium has 12 neutrons; all neutrons are neutral particles.
atomic weight - protons = neutrons, Na-23 has an atomic weight of 23 amu, and 11 protons so 23-11=12 neutrons
How many neutrons would it have if it had 11 neutrons? 11.
I'm almost positive the protons always tell you the identification of an element on the periodic chart... the atom with 6 protons is Carbon a non metal but if electrons are 5 then it must be carbon cation C+.