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Sodium has 11 protons. The element with 12 protons is magnesium

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What element has 11 protons 12 neutrons 11 electrons?

This would be a Sodium-12 in ionic for or Na+


If the proton is 11 and the neutron is 12 what is its element?

If there is 11 protons then that would be Na or Sodium.


How many protons neutrons and electrons are there in a sodium atom?

Electrons~ 11 Neutrons~11 12Protons~11Youre welcome(;___________________________ (Improved answer) No, It has 11 electrons, 11 protons and 12 neutrons.


How many protons electrons and neutrons are in natural sodium?

Sodium has 11 protons, 11 electrons and 12 neutrons.


How many protons and neutrons are in sodium?

The atomic number of sodium is 11 so it has 11 protons. For Na-23 there are 12 neutrons (23 - 11 = 12)


If an atoms contains 11 protons and 12 neutrons its atomic number is?

The atomic number is determined by the number of Protons. So in this case it would be 11 (Sodium). The mass number is the total of protons and neutrons, so in this case 23. So this isotope of sodium would be 23Na.


How would you describe the nucleus of sodium?

A nucleus having 11 protons and 12 neutrons is a sodium nucleus, no of neutrons may differ in case of isotopes.


What does sodium contain?

Sodium contain 11 protons, 11 electrons and 12 neutrons.


How many protons and neutrons are in chlorine and sodium'?

The number of protons and neutrons is not changed; sodium lose one electron and chlorine gain an electron.


What is the atomic numbers of a sodium atom that has 11 protons and 12 neutrons?

Sodium's atomic number is always 11 and is always the same as its protons.


How many protons neutrons and electrons are in sodium?

elecrons - 11 neutrons - 12 protons - 11


How many protons electrons and neutrons does sodium-23 have?

sodium's atomic number is 11 and since protons and electrons are the same number as the atomic number, there are 11 protons and 11 electrons, to get the neutrons you take the isotope of sodium you are given, in this case 23 and subtact the number of protons, so 23-11=12. Therefore there are 12 electrons.