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The atomic number of oxygen is 8 therefore oxygen atoms always contain 8 neutrons?
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In chemistry and physics, the atomic number (also known as the proton number) is the number of protons found in the nucleus of an atom. As electrical charge is always balanced it is also the number of electrons to be found in the electron shells surrounding the atomic nucleus.
Neutrons are electrically neutral (they pad out and stabilize the atomic nucleus) and their number in an atomic nucleus can vary, giving rise to the various isotopes of the element.
In the case of Oxygen, the main isotopes are:
16O with 8 neutrons
17O with 9 neutrons
18O with 10 neutrons
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Atomic number 20 therefore 20 protons and 20 electrons. Mass number 45 therefore 45-20 = 25 neutrons.
What does the atomic number of an atom made of?
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Is nucleus made of protons and neutrons?
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The answer to how many neutrons an atom of an isotope has is always the difference between the mass number of the isotope and the atomic number of the element. The atomic number of krypton is 36. Therefore, an atom of krypton-82 has 46 neutrons.
What is true about the atomic nuclei?
The atomic nucleus contain protons and neutrons.
How many neutrons are there in an element having a mass number of 155 and an atomic number of 63?
The number of neutrons in the nucleus of an atom is always the difference between the mass number of the atom and the atomic number of the atom. Therefore, in this instance, there are (155 - 63) or 92 neutrons in the atom.
What sub-atomic particles are found in the nucleus?
Protons and neutrons; protons and neutrons contain quarks and gluons.
What is found inside an atomic nucleus?
Physicists believe that there is a cluster of Protons and Neutrons within an Atom's nucleus.
What will always be different in the isotopes atoms?
The number of Neutrons in an isotope will always be different.
Which subatomic can be called a nucleus?
The atomic nucleus contain protons and neutrons.
How do you the get neutrons?
Neutrons in an atom Equation Atomic Weight - Atomic Number = The neutrons of an element Round for the final answer Example: Sodium (Na) Atomic Number: 11 Atomic Weight: 23 23-11= 12 neutrons so therefore sodium has 12 neutrons
