To the find the mass number of an atom you add the protons and neutrons. Meaning that the mass number of this atom is 12.
The mass number of an atom is the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus. In this case, with 5 protons and 6 neutrons, the mass number of the boron atom would be 5 + 6 = 11.
Carbon's atomic number is 6, therefore it has 6 protons in its atoms. Mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus, which is 6 + 5 = 11.
The mass number of an atom is the total number of protons and neutrons in its nucleus. Therefore, the mass number of boron with 5 protons and 6 neutrons is 11.
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.
Protons: 5 Neutrons: 7 Electrons: 5
Neutrons do not affect the neutrality (or charge) of an atom; protons and electrons do. In order to be neutral, the number of protons must be the same as the number of electrons.
The symbol of an atom of boron with 5 neutrons and 5 protons is ^10B. The superscript indicates the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus, and the atomic number (number of protons) is typically placed as a subscript.
5 Protons,6 Electrons,5 Neutrons
10
The atomic mass is the sum of the number of protons and neutrons in an atom. In this case, the atomic mass would be 14 (protons) + 13 (neutrons) = 27.
The mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons in an atom. Boron typically has 5 protons, so if it possesses 6 neutrons, the mass number would be 11 (5 protons + 6 neutrons).
With 4 protons, 3 electrons, and 5 neutrons, this atom is an isotope of beryllium. The number of protons in an atom determines its identity, so this atom is still beryllium due to its 4 protons. The difference in neutron number makes it an isotope of beryllium.