If you think to tritium (hydrogen-3) the mass number is 3.
If you think to helium-4 the mass number is 4.
Every sodium atom has 11 protons, the atomic number of sodium. The isotope with mass number 23 has (23 - 11) or 12 neutrons, because the mass number of an isotope is defined as the sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in the isotope.
The atomic number of an element is the number of protons in its nucleus. Always. The mass number of an atom is the number of protons plus the number of neutrons in it. And that means an isotope of element 54 (xenon) that has 77 neutrons in its nucleus has a mass number of 54 + 77 or 131, and you'll have an atom of 131Xe. A link can be found below.
For each isotope of Fl the number of neutrons is different (the number of neutrons is between 170 and 175). Number of neutrons = Mass number of an Fl isotope - 114
Number of neutrons = Atomic mass of an isotope - Atomic number of the element The atomic number of meitnerium is 109. Each isotope of an element has a different number of neutrons.
There are a few ways to determine the mass number, depending on what information you have about the isotope: 1. The mass number is calculated as the sum of an isotope's protons and neutrons. 2. The name of an isotope generally includes the mass number. For instance, carbon-14 has a mass number of 14. 3. The atomic mass (aka isotope mass or atomic weight) rounded to the nearest whole number is the mass number.
For each isotope the number of neutrons is different. Number of neutrons = Mass number of an Tc isotope - 43
they determine the atomic mass of the atom
It is 3 because you have to add the neutrons and the protons.
Atomic Mass (of an isotope) - number of protons (of an isotope) = number of neutrons (of an isotope)
The number of neutrons in an atom depends on the isotope. The most common sulfur isotope has 16. The average number of neutrons in an atom of sulfur is about 32.065.
The Atomic Mass is, basically, the sum of the protons (the "atomic number"), and the number of neutrons.
Every sodium atom has 11 protons, the atomic number of sodium. The isotope with mass number 23 has (23 - 11) or 12 neutrons, because the mass number of an isotope is defined as the sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons in the isotope.
It is 3 because you have to add the neutrons and the protons.
The atomic number of an element is the number of protons in its nucleus. Always. The mass number of an atom is the number of protons plus the number of neutrons in it. And that means an isotope of element 54 (xenon) that has 77 neutrons in its nucleus has a mass number of 54 + 77 or 131, and you'll have an atom of 131Xe. A link can be found below.
The mass number is the total weight of neutrons and protons in the nucleus of an atom.
The mass number is the total weight of neutrons and protons in the nucleus of an atom.
The number of protons is equal to the number of electrons and the atomic number. The number of neutrons is different for each isotope (number of neutrons = atomic mass of the isotope [or mass number] - number of protons).