The number of neutrons is different for each isotope.
Chlorine-35 has eighteen neutrons.
Chlorine-36 has nineteen neutrons.
Chlorine-37 has twenty neutrons.
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All chlorine atoms contain 17 protons in each nucleus. The mass number is the sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons; therefore, the atom described in the question has a mass number of 35.
In an atom of chlorine with an atomic number of 17, the number of protons in the nucleus is 17. Since the atom is neutral, it will also have 17 electrons. Neutrons can be calculated by subtracting the atomic number from the atomic mass, so for chlorine with an atomic mass of 35, it would have 35 - 17 = 18 neutrons in the nucleus.
No, an atom of chlorine with 20 protons would not be chlorine-37. Chlorine-37 has 17 protons and 20 neutrons, totaling 37 particles in its nucleus. The number of electrons in a neutral chlorine-37 atom would be 17, not 20.
Protons and neutrons are found in the nucleus of an atom.
The nucleus of an atom is the central part of an atom containing practically all the mass of the atom. The nucleus is composed from protons and neutrons.
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A Chlorine atom typically has 18 neutrons in its nucleus. This is because the atomic number of Chlorine is 17, which represents the number of protons in its nucleus. By adding the number of protons to the number of neutrons, we can determine the total number of particles in the nucleus.
Outside the nucleus (where the protons and neutrons are) in a "cloud".
All chlorine atoms contain 17 protons in each nucleus. The mass number is the sum of the numbers of protons and neutrons; therefore, the atom described in the question has a mass number of 35.
In an atom of chlorine with an atomic number of 17, the number of protons in the nucleus is 17. Since the atom is neutral, it will also have 17 electrons. Neutrons can be calculated by subtracting the atomic number from the atomic mass, so for chlorine with an atomic mass of 35, it would have 35 - 17 = 18 neutrons in the nucleus.
No, protons are found in the nucleus of a chlorine atom, while electrons are located outside the nucleus in electron shells. Chlorine has 17 protons in its nucleus, but the number of electrons is equal to the number of protons to maintain overall charge neutrality.
Chlorine has 17 electrons and protons; the number of neutrons is specific for each isotope. Number of neutrons in a chlorine isotope = Mass number - 17
No, neutrons are in the center (nucleus) of the atom.
No, an atom of chlorine with 20 protons would not be chlorine-37. Chlorine-37 has 17 protons and 20 neutrons, totaling 37 particles in its nucleus. The number of electrons in a neutral chlorine-37 atom would be 17, not 20.
Chlorine has isotopes with mass numbers ranging from 32 to 40.
The nucleus of an atom contain protons and neutrons; protons and neutrons contain quarks and gluons.
the denser part of an atom is the nucleus. about 99% of the mass of an atom is concentrated within the atom.