The atomic number of magnesium is 12. The cation loses two electrons for 10.
The number of electrons is 10.
The weights of atoms are based primarily on the number of protons and neutrons in an atom. This is because protons and neutrons are many times the weight of electrons. Since electrons contribute a minuscule amount, even on the atomic level, to the mass of the atom, the mass of the atom is taken to be the same whether it is a anion of a cation. Remember, it is the number of electrons in an atom that determines whether it is an anion, cation, or a neutral atom. If there is a different number of neutrons it is called an isotope, and will have a different mass. If it has a different number of protons, it is a different atom and will have a different mass.
17 electrons - atomic mass 35.5 and atomic number 17
The number of electrons is always the same as the atomic number. That gives you the number of protons and electrons. The atomic mass has nothing to do with it. What is the atomic number? That is your answer.
The atomic number of magnesium is 12. The cation loses two electrons for 10.
The number of electrons is 10.
An atom with an atomic number of 20 has 20 electrons. The number of electrons in an atom is equal to its atomic number.
Germanium Atomic number is 32 and the number of electrons is 32
An atom with atomic number 8 corresponds to oxygen. Oxygen has 8 electrons because the number of electrons in an atom is equal to its atomic number.
The atomic number of an element is how many protons and electrons (you must have the same amount of protons as electrons) an element has in it's nucleus. The Atomic number= number of protons= number of electrons.
17 electrons - atomic mass 35.5 and atomic number 17
The weights of atoms are based primarily on the number of protons and neutrons in an atom. This is because protons and neutrons are many times the weight of electrons. Since electrons contribute a minuscule amount, even on the atomic level, to the mass of the atom, the mass of the atom is taken to be the same whether it is a anion of a cation. Remember, it is the number of electrons in an atom that determines whether it is an anion, cation, or a neutral atom. If there is a different number of neutrons it is called an isotope, and will have a different mass. If it has a different number of protons, it is a different atom and will have a different mass.
The number of electrons is always the same as the atomic number. That gives you the number of protons and electrons. The atomic mass has nothing to do with it. What is the atomic number? That is your answer.
As the elemental metal sodium has 11 (eleven) electrons; the same number as the protons, and the atomic no.(Z). However, sodium will readily lose one(1) electron to form the sodium cation (Na^(+)) . When it is the sodium cation it has 11 protons, but only 10 electrons.
Atomic number of sulfur = Number of protons = Number of electrons = 16
In a neutral atom, the number of electrons is always the same as the atomic number.