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30 neutrons in the most stable isotope of iron (Fe-56).

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Does a sodium atom have fewer neutrons in its nucleus than an iron atom?

Yes. Sodium has 12 neutrons whereas iron has 30 neutrons for their most stable isotpe.


How many neutrons are present in atom of iron 54?

An atom of iron with a mass number of 54 contains 30 neutrons. This can be determined by subtracting the atomic number (26) from the mass number (54), which gives the number of neutrons in the nucleus.


How many neutrons are present in the nuclei of an iron atoms?

The number of neutrons in an atom of a certain element varies from one isotope of that element to another. Iron has stable isotopes Fe-54, Fe-56, Fe-57 and Fe-58 Fe-54 has 28 neutrons, Fe-56 has 30 neutrons, Fe-57 has 31 neutrons and Fe-58 has 32 neutrons.


Why iron is heavy while sodium is light?

The density of an element depends on the number of the nucleons (protons and neutrons) in the atom nucleus.


If i was to make a model of an iron atom what would it look like?

Iron has several isotopes but the most common is Fe56. which is 92 percent of natural Iron, so I will describe that. This has a nucleus with 26 protons and 30 neutrons. It therefore has 26 electrons and the electron shells contain 2, 8, 14, and 2 electrons (from inner to outer shells). So color your protons and neutrons differently and stick 26 and 30 of these together for the nucleus, then arrange the electrons as described in orbits around the nucleus.


How many protons are there in an atom of iron?

26 It has 26 protons, 26 electrons and (mostly) 30 neutrons, but 28, 31 and 32 neutrons are natural isotopes of iron as well (though less than 10%).


How many subatomic particles make up iron atoms?

The typical amount of particles in the nucleus of an iron atom is 56, in the isotope 56Fe which in nature is about 91.7% of iron atoms. 54Fe (5.8%), 57Fe(2.2%) and 58Fe(.28%) making up the balance.


What is the difference between iron and an atom of iron?

Iron is a chemical element with the symbol Fe and atomic number 26, while an atom of iron is a single particle of iron that contains the nucleus with 26 protons and usually 30 neutrons, along with a specific number of electrons in orbit around the nucleus. Iron refers to the element as a whole, while an atom of iron refers to the smallest unit of iron that retains its chemical properties.


Is an atom of iron the same the same as atom of oxygen?

An atom of iron has 26 protons. An atom of oxygen has 8 protons. The atoms are significantly different.


If the atomic number of an element is 26 then what else is also 26?

It tells you that each atom of iron has 26 positively charged protons in the nucleus and 26 negatively charged electrons in the electron shells surrounding the nucleus. There will also be approximately 26 neutrons in the nucleus depending on which isotope of iron the atom is.


What is the smallest chemical unit of matter?

The smallest unit of a chemical element is the iron.


How many neutrons would be present in the nucleus of an atom of iron-56?

I am understanding you to mean an iron-57 ion with a charge of 3+.The atomic number of Fe is 26, which means that all Fe atoms or ions have 26 protons in their nuclei.In a neutral Fe atom, the number of electrons would be the same as the number of protons, which is 26. The charge on the Fe ion is 3+, which means the Fe atom has given up 3 electrons. So the number of electrons in an Fe3+ ion is 26-3, which is 23.The mass number of iron-57 = 57. The mass number is the sum of protons and neutrons in the atomic nuclei of iron-57 atoms. We know the number of protons is 26. The number of neutrons = mass number - the number of protons, which is 57-26 = 31 neutrons.To summarize:The number of protons in all Fe atoms is 26.The number of electrons in an any Fe3+ ion is 23.The number of neutrons in an iron-57 atom is 31.