How many electrons are in platinum?

Answer 1

When it has no charge there are 78.
the number of electrons is always equal to the number of protons, both are the atomic number. the atomic number of platinum is 78, so 78 electrons and 78 protons too.

Answer 2

Platinum is a metallic element. The metal is made up of many billions of platinum atoms, you can not get any smaller bit of platinum than one platinum atom.

Answer 3

There would be 78 electrons in a platinum atom.

Answer 4

Platinum electrons per shell: 2, 8, 18, 32, 17, 1.

Answer 5

Platinum has 78 electrons because it has an atomic number of 78, which corresponds to the number of protons and electrons in the neutral atom.

Answer 6

Platinum has 78 electrons

Answer 7

78 in the neutral atom.

Answer 8

78 electrons as atomic no. is 78.