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The atomic number of Li is 3. So it must have three protons within its nucleus. Now the number of neutrons could be the same, three, in the isotope lithium-6 (present 7.5% in nature) or more often four (present 92.5% in nature), in the isotope lithium-7. But the term neutral used by you may enquire about the number of electrons????
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Neutral lithuium atoms don't necessarily have to contain more neutrons than protons. They can, but the number of neutrons does not affect an atom's charge. A neutral lithium atom must contain the same number of protons and electrons, but the number of neutrons can be more, the same, or less than the number of protons.
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∙ 14y agoyes ive done research on this i belong to the atom study society of cambrigde there are 19 protons and 20 neutrons
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∙ 15y agoLook at a Periodic Table. Potassium has Z=19, sodium has Z=11. Thus an atom of potassium has more protons in its nucleus than does an atom of sodium.
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∙ 7y agoAny neutral atom (not just potassium) has the same number of protons and electrons.
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∙ 7y agoNeither.
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What does a lithium atom contain?
3 protons, 4 neutrons and 3 electrons
What is the difference between lithium 6 and lithum 7 on the periodic table?
Lithium-6 and lithium-7 are two different isotopes of lithium. All lithium atoms have 3 protons, but they may have different numbers of neutrons. Lithium-6 has 3 neutrons ans lithium-7 has 4 neutrons.
A neutral atom contains 5 neutrons and 4 protons how many electrins does it contain?
Protons: 5 Neutrons: 7 Electrons: 5
What does potassium contain?
if yu are referring to elcetons, protons, and neutrons then: 19 protons and electrons and 20 neutrons
How many protons are there in an atom the element lithium if it has an atomic number of 3?
Lithium has 3 protons. The atomic number and the number of protons will be the same.
What does a lithium atom contain?
3 protons, 4 neutrons and 3 electrons
How many electrons does lithium 7 have?
A neutral lithium atom has 3 electrons, the same as the number of protons, which is the atomic number of lithium. There is no lithium ion with a charge of 7+. If you mean lithium with a mass number of 7, the number of protons is 3 and the number of neutrons is 4.
How many protons and neutrons and electrons does lithium have?
how many protons neutrons and electrons does lithium have? 3 protons 4 neutrons 3 electronsA lithium atom has three protons and so three electrons. The number of neutrons depends on the isotope, with the two naturally occurring stable isotopes of lithium, 6Li and 7Li, having 3 and 4 neutrons respectively.3: In any neutral atom, there are the same number of electrons as of protons, and the number of protons is the same as the atomic number, which for lithium is 3.
Number of protons and electrons in lithium?
Lithium has three protons and three electrons. The number of electrons always equals the number of protons. Lithium has two isotopes, one with three neutrons and one with four neutrons.
How many protons are in a lithium nucleus?
The atomic number of lithium is 3. Therefor there are 3 protons and neutron in the nucleus of lithium. Lithium also has 4 neutrons. atomic # = protons and neutrons neutrons = rounded atomic mass - atomic number Sources- 7th grade Acc. Science
What is a metal with unequal protons and neutrons?
Lithium: It has 4 neutrons and 3 protons.
Do lithium atom an the boron atom have the same parts?
All atoms contain protons, neutrons and electrons.
What atom has 3 protons and 3 neutrons?
An atom of lithium isotope 6Li has 3 electrons and 3 protons and 3 neutrons.
What is an atom composition?
The atom is composed of 3 parts. The pronton (positive), the neutron (neutral) and the electron (negative).
What is neutral neutrons or protons?
neutrons are neutral they have 0 charge
What is the representative particle for neutral elements?
All chemical elements contain protons, neutrons and electrons.
A neutral atom contains 5 neutrons and 4 protons. How many electrons does it contain?
4 A+
