For Ca isotope 40 it is 20 neutrons and 20 protons, but there are 5 other naturally occurring (>2%) Ca-isotopes with mass numbers ranging from 42 - 48.
Remember: p + n = mass number, so n = m - p
The number of neutrons depends on the isotope. the most stable isotope of calcium (Ca-40) has 20 neutrons.
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Of course not. No change in neutrons. Number of electrons decrease
Ca - calcium
Francium has 87 protons and electrons; the number of neutrons is different for each isotope and francium has ca. 40 isotopes ad isomers. Number of neutrons = Atomic mass of the isotope - 87
The number of protons in a calcium atom is always the same as the atomic number of calcium, which is 20. The number of neutrons depends on the isotope. The most common isotope is Ca-40. The number of neutrons is equal to the isotopic mass number minus the atomic number, in this instance, also 20.
For the Calcium isotope with atomic number 20 and with isotope or mass number 40, each atom has 20 protons, 20 electrons and 20 neutrons.This can be found easily as the atomic number of any atom = number of protons (20) and also = number of electrons(20) as each atom is electrically neutral so the +proton number has to equal the - electron number.The atomic mass number (or isotope number) = number of protons + neutrons combined so in the case of calcium 40 = 20 + number of neutrons. This makes the number of neutrons 20.Added:Other isotopes (about 3%) of (natural occurring) Calcium are with 22, 23, 24, 26 or 28 neutrons.All Calcium isotopes have 20 protons and 20 electrons.
Of course not. No change in neutrons. Number of electrons decrease
Ca - calcium
Francium has 87 protons and electrons; the number of neutrons is different for each isotope and francium has ca. 40 isotopes ad isomers. Number of neutrons = Atomic mass of the isotope - 87
Francium has 87 protons and electrons; the number of neutrons is different for each isotope and francium has ca. 40 isotopes ad isomers. Number of neutrons = Atomic mass of the isotope - 87
The number of protons in a calcium atom is always the same as the atomic number of calcium, which is 20. The number of neutrons depends on the isotope. The most common isotope is Ca-40. The number of neutrons is equal to the isotopic mass number minus the atomic number, in this instance, also 20.
For the Calcium isotope with atomic number 20 and with isotope or mass number 40, each atom has 20 protons, 20 electrons and 20 neutrons.This can be found easily as the atomic number of any atom = number of protons (20) and also = number of electrons(20) as each atom is electrically neutral so the +proton number has to equal the - electron number.The atomic mass number (or isotope number) = number of protons + neutrons combined so in the case of calcium 40 = 20 + number of neutrons. This makes the number of neutrons 20.Added:Other isotopes (about 3%) of (natural occurring) Calcium are with 22, 23, 24, 26 or 28 neutrons.All Calcium isotopes have 20 protons and 20 electrons.
Ca-46 is an isotope of the calcium found on the periodic table. The atomic number is equivalent to how many protons the atom has and tells the identity of the element, if the number of protons is changed/ atomic mass number, the element would transmutate into another element. Thus, Ca always has 20 protons. Because it is not Ca++ or Ca- it is not changing the charge so no electrons are moving either. This means the number 46 is refering to a change in neutron in the nucleus of the atom, hence it is called an isotope. 46 is the number of protons plus neutrons so the isotope of Calcium has 20 protons, 20 electrons and 26 neutrons, or 46-20=26. Hope this clarifies things.
Atomic number is the number of protons in the nucleus of an atom. The mass number however is the sum of the protons and neutrons in the nucleus of an atom. Each element has one specific atomic number (= no. of protons), but can have more different number of neutrons, hence it might have different mass numbers, those atoms are called 'isotopes' of an element. Examples are given below Calcium: Ca(40) has 20 protons and 20 neutrons (mass no. 40) Ca(41) has 20 protons and 21 neutrons (mass no. 41) Kalium: K(40) has 19 protons and 21 neutrons (mass no. 40) K(41) has 19 protons and 22 neutrons (mass no. 41)
42 total mass -20 protons = 22 neutrons
The chemical element with 20 protons and 20 neutrons is Calcium(Ca). The number of protons is equal to the number of electrons, and the number of electrons is equal to the atomic number.
Several can. Perhaps you meant to ask which has 20 protons, in which case the answer is calcium. (Calcium is also one of the elements that can have 20 neutrons, but it's not the only one.)
The symbol is Ba. The number of neutrons equal the number of protons.