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It is impossible to determine the number of neutrons from the mass number and Atomic Mass, since the two are essentially same value. However, with the atomic number and the mass number, one can calculate the number of neutrons by subtracting the atomic number from the mass number.

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The combined number of protons and neutrons?

The combined number of protons and neutrons is known as the mass number of an atom. It can be used to calculate the atomic mass by adding the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.


The sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom is the?

Atomic Mass. This can vary depending upon the number of neutrons in the nucleus. Whereupon it is known as an ISOTOPE. Do NOT confuse Atomic Mass , with Atomic Number(Z). The Atomic Number is an elements position in the Periodic Table, AND the number of PROTONS in the nucleus.


Sn isotope of oxygen has an atomic number of 8 and an atomic weight of 18. how many neutrons does it have?

The atomic number of an isotope is the number of protons it contains, whereas the mass number is the total mass of the nucleus, which is the combined number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus. To find the number of neutrons, you must therefore subtract the atomic number of the isotope from the mass number of the isotope.In the above example, the atomic number is 8 and the mass number is 18. This isotope is known as O18. The number of neutrons in the isotope is: Mass number - Atomic number = Number of neutrons18 - 8 = 10


What is the sum of protons and neutrons known as an element?

Sum of protons and neutrons is the Mass number of the element. The number of protons is equal to the number of electrons. Neutrons and protons are sub atomic particles.


What is the number of protons and neutrons called?

The number protons in an atom is called the atomic number (it is this number that tells us which element the atom is). The number of neutrons in an atom can change, but the term for the amount of neutrons is called an isotope. The number of protons and neutrons added together is called the atomic mass.

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What info could you use to determine the atomic number of an unknown element that has a mass number of 22?

In order to answer this, the number of neutrons must also be known. Subtract the number of neutrons from the mass number and the result is the atomic number. mass no. - no. of neutrons = atomic number (no. of protons)


How is the number of neutrons in an atom found?

The number of neutrons in an atom can be found by subtracting the number of protons (which is the atomic number) from the mass number. The mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.


A nuclide is identified by?

A nuclide is identified by the number of protons in its nucleus, known as the atomic number, and the total number of protons and neutrons, known as the mass number. These two properties determine the unique identity of a specific nuclide.


What information can you gather knowing the atomic number and mass of an element?

If you know the atomic no. and atomic mass, then the no. of electrons, no. of protons and no. of neutrons can also be determined. Atomic No.=No. of electrons = No. of protons. No. of neutrons=Atomic mass-Atomic no. Also, by no. of electrons you can determine its valency and the no. of valence electrons.


The combined number of protons and neutrons?

The combined number of protons and neutrons is known as the mass number of an atom. It can be used to calculate the atomic mass by adding the total number of protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom.


How many nuetrons does an einsteinium element have?

99 protons 99 electrons Number of neutrons = Atomic mass of an isotope - Atomic number of the element Einsteinium's atomic number is 99 but Es has 19 known isotopes.Einsteinium has 99 protons.


Total number of protons and neutrons in the atom is?

The total number of neutrons in an atom is known as its atomic mass. The sum of all the atomic weights of isotopes of a particular element is known as an element's atomic weight. Atomic weights are decimal numbers for this reason.


What is fluorine's number of neutrons?

Neutrons have the same mass as a proton but lack an electrical charge. The number of neutrons can be found by subtracting the atomic number, or number of protons in the atom, from the atomic weight. This is calculated this way because the atomic weight represents both the number of protons and neutrons. Fluorine's atomic number is 9 and its atomic weight is 18.998, so 18.998-9= 9.998. Consequently, 9.998 is fluorine's number of neutrons.


What is the sum of the protons and nuetrons in an atomic number?

atomic number is the number of protons. the sum of protons and neutrons is known as mass number


What is indicated by the sum of protons and the neutrons?

By the sum of protons and neutrons we obtain the mass number of the atom which is written at the top of the atom periodic number. We can also obtain the mass number by adding the atomic number and the number of neutrons because the atomic number and the number of protons are same. You know that scientists have discovered some particles which are smaller than protons and neutrons and these are known as quartz.


What represents the number of protons and neutrons in an atom of uranium?

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).


How can you find the nucleus with no mass number?

you cant get the # of neutrons if there is no atomic mass because you have to subtract the atomic # from the atomic mass #. so there is no way that u can find the # of neutrons without the atomic mass it is needed!